effort

Meaning

Noun

1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
2. An endeavor.
3. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

Verb

1. (intransitive, uncommon) To make an effort.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate

Synonyms

exertion

endeavour

attempt

endeavor

labour

labor

struggle

trouble

work

try

strain

toil

diligence

energy

activity

pains

industry

campaign

perseverance

application

feat

crusade

strength

pain

working

movement

drive

hard work

trial

striving

cause

exploit

achievement

business

operation

performance

initiative

job

deed

travail

ability

enterprise

task

elbow grease

difficulty

project

skill

accomplishment

action

doing

Translations

esfuerzo

effort

sforzo

Anstrengung

Mühe

inspanning

fatica

Bemühung

esforço

προσπάθεια

poging

peine

Leistung

Versuch

opera

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛfət/

Etymology

From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).
Compare typologically Bulgarian усилие (usilie), Czech úsilí, Polish wysiłek, Russian уси́лие (usílije) (< Proto-Slavic *sila).