Vi fant 10 definisjoner av Effort på engelsk.
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| effort - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" | ||
| elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat | ||
| toil, labour, labor productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" | ||
| struggle strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" | ||
| difficulty, trouble the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" | ||
| least effort, least resistance the least effortful way to do something | ||
| straining, strain an intense or violent exertion | ||
| exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout, exercise the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" | ||
| pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" | ||
| diligence, application conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation | ||
| overkill any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal | ||
| supererogation an effort above and beyond the call of duty | ||
| overexertion excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | ||
| Effort - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" | ||
| attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | ||
| batting (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base | ||
| best the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" | ||
| worst the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" | ||
| bid, play an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" | ||
| fling, offer, go, whirl, crack, pass the act of flinging | ||
| essay a tentative attempt | ||
| foray an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" | ||
| contribution, share, part the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" | ||
| liberation the act of liberating someone or something | ||
| mug's game a futile or unprofitable endeavor | ||
| squeeze play, power play, squeeze a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch | ||
| seeking an attempt to acquire or gain something | ||
| stab, shot a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" | ||
| shot informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" | ||
| nisus, pains, striving, strain an effortful attempt to attain a goal | ||
| battle, struggle a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" | ||
| takeover attempt an attempt to take control of a corporation | ||
| test, trial, run the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" | ||
| Effort - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" | ||
| campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort | ||
| venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome | ||
| ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign an organized program of advertisements | ||
| anti-war movement a campaign against entering or continuing a war | ||
| charm campaign a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support | ||
| consumerism a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers | ||
| campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign the campaign of a candidate to be elected | ||
| fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort a campaign to raise money for some cause | ||
| feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism the movement aimed at equal rights for women | ||
| gay lib, gay liberation movement the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression | ||
| lost cause a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable | ||
| reform a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts" | ||
| war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" | ||
| Effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" | ||
| feat, effort, exploit | ||
| achievement, accomplishment the action of accomplishing something | ||
| derring-do brave and heroic feats | ||
| hit (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" | ||
| rallying, rally the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood" | ||
| stunt a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention | ||
