Effort — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛfɚt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊlɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊlɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛfɚt/.

Examples

made an effort to cover all the reading material
wished him luck in his endeavor
she gave it a good try

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exertion elbow grease endeavor feat crusade cause drive attempt movement try campaign endeavour travail sweat exploit

Parts of Speech

noun	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something “made an effort to cover all the reading material”
noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work “he got an A for effort”
noun	a notable achievement “he performed a great feat”
noun	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end “he supported populist campaigns”

Word Forms

attempt	verb	make an effort or attempt
endeavor	verb	attempt by employing effort
endeavour	verb	attempt by employing effort
try	verb	make an effort or attempt
exert	verb	make a great effort at a mental or physical task
travail	verb	work hard
campaign	verb	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
crusade	verb	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
drive	verb	move into a desired direction of discourse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bemühung

ernsthafte und gewissenhafte Tätigkeit mit dem Ziel, etwas zu tun oder zu erreichen

🇪🇸Spanish

esfuerzo

Actividad seria y concienzuda destinada a hacer o lograr algo.

🇮🇹Italian

sforzo

attività seria e coscienziosa intesa a fare o realizzare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

poging

ernstige en gewetensvolle activiteit bedoeld om iets te doen of te bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

esforço

atividade séria e conscienciosa destinada a fazer ou realizar algo

🇷🇺Russian

усилие

серьезная и добросовестная деятельность, направленная на то, чтобы сделать или достичь чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोशिश

कुछ करने या पूरा करने के उद्देश्य से की गई ईमानदार और कर्तव्यनिष्ठ गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচেষ্টা

আন্তরিক এবং বিবেকপূর্ণ কার্যকলাপ কিছু করতে বা সম্পন্ন করার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

முயற்சி

எதையாவது செய்ய அல்லது சாதிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற நோக்கத்துடன் கூடிய ஆர்வமுள்ள மற்றும் மனசாட்சியுடன் கூடிய செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

కృషి

ఏదైనా చేయడానికి లేదా సాధించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన శ్రద్ధగల మరియు మనస్సాక్షికి సంబంధించిన కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रयत्न

काहीतरी करण्याचा किंवा साध्य करण्याच्या हेतूने प्रामाणिक आणि प्रामाणिक क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રયત્ન

કંઈક કરવા અથવા પરિપૂર્ણ કરવાના હેતુથી નિષ્ઠાવાન અને પ્રામાણિક પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിശ്രമം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ നേടാനോ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ആത്മാർത്ഥവും മനസ്സാക്ഷിപൂർവവുമായ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਤਨ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਈਮਾਨਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਈਮਾਨਦਾਰ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوشش

مخلصانہ اور مخلصانہ سرگرمی جس کا مقصد کچھ کرنا یا پورا کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

努力

旨在做某事或完成某事的认真而认真的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

努力

何かを行う、または達成することを目的とした真剣かつ良心的な活動

🇰🇷Korean

노력

어떤 일을 하거나 성취하기 위한 진지하고 성실한 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố gắng

hoạt động nghiêm túc và tận tâm nhằm làm hoặc hoàn thành một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความพยายาม

กิจกรรมที่จริงจังและมีมโนธรรมตั้งใจที่จะทำหรือบรรลุผลบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

upaya

kegiatan yang sungguh-sungguh dan teliti yang dimaksudkan untuk melakukan atau mencapai sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisikap

masigasig at matapat na aktibidad na nilalayon upang gawin o magawa ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

usaha

aktiviti bersungguh-sungguh dan teliti yang bertujuan untuk melakukan atau mencapai sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جهد

نشاط جاد وواعي يهدف إلى القيام أو إنجاز شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تلاش

فعالیت جدی و با وجدان برای انجام یا انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

çaba

bir şeyi yapmayı veya başarmayı amaçlayan ciddi ve vicdani faaliyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַאֲמָץ

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The primary meaning of 'effort' is 'earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something'.

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