Effort (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
  2. an earnest or strenuous attempt: an effort to keep to the schedule.
  3. something done by exertion or hard work: I thought it would be easy, but it was an effort.
  4. an achievement, as in literature or art: The painting is one of his finest efforts.
  5. the amount of exertion expended for a specified purpose: the war effort.
  6. Chiefly British.
    • an organized community drive or achievement.
    • a fund-raising drive.
  7. the force or energy that is applied to a machine for the accomplishment of useful work.
noun
  1. physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified
  2. a determined attempt
  3. achievement; creation
  4. an applied force acting against inertia
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