Meaning

1 senses

  1. To try; to work towards a goal.

    sich anstrengen

    пыта́тьсяpytátʹsja, попыта́тьсяpopytátʹsja, стара́тьсяstarátʹsja

Examples

192 sentences

  1. 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

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  2. Make an effort.

    Зроби зусилля. — shanghainese

    ruСделай усилие. — odexed

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  3. Tom didn't even make an effort.

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  4. You need to make an effort.

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  5. We made every effort to help him.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to try; to work towards a goal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to try; to work towards a goal:

Forms

makes an effort, making an effort, made an effort, made an effort
Base formmake an effort · to make an effort
3rd person singularmakes an effort
Present participlemaking an effort
Past simplemade an effort
Past participlemade an effort

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake an effort
he, she, itmakes an effort

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade an effort

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made an effort
he, she, ithas made an effort

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make an effort

Synonyms

1 synonyms
take pains

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
majorA2majorityB1makeA1makeovermakerA2makeshift
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