effort

noun

1. 1

   The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

   make an effort

   take a lot of effort

   put in effort

   It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office. He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.

2. 2

   An endeavor.

   Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.

   But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.

3. 3

   A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

   the two bodies between which the effort acts

verb

1. 1

   To make an effort.

2. 2

   obsoleteTo strengthen, fortify or stimulate

   When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.

Forms

plural

efforts

past tense

efforted

past participle

efforted

present participle

efforting

third person singular

efforts