Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, uncommon)To make an effort.
(obsolete, transitive)To strengthen, fortify or stimulate
Examples
1002 sentencesDo you think it's worth the effort?
Думаєш, на це варто витрачати зусилля? — deniko
The dying man made an effort to say something, but could not.
Помираючий зробив спробу щось сказати, але не зміг. — Samaah
ruУмирающий попытался что-то сказать, но не смог. — al_ex_an_der
deDer sterbende Mann bemühte sich, etwas zu sagen, konnte es aber nicht. — Tamy
Tom said his efforts paid off.
Том сказав, що його зусилля окупилися. — deniko
No one can achieve anything without effort.
Без зусиль ніхто нічого не може досягти. — marko
ruБез усилий никто ничего не может добиться. — Hellerick
deNiemand kann ohne Anstrengung etwas erreichen. — landano
Success depends mostly on effort.
Успіх, в основному, залежить від зусилля. — deniko
ruУспех в основном зависит от усилий. — Balamax
deErfolg hängt hauptsächlich von der Anstrengung ab. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exertFrom Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).
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Forms
efforts, efforting, efforted, effortedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Make or do — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
10 patterns- an an effort
- worth the effort
- make every effort
- your efforts will
- every effort to
- an effort to
- every effort
- efforts were in
- team effort
- effort to get