effort
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,045 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,623 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something also: attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try made an effort to cover all the reading materialwished him luck in his endeavor
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work also: elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat he got an A for effortthey managed only with great exertion
- a notable achievement also: feat, exploit he performed a great featthe book was her finest effort
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end also: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement he supported populist campaignsthey worked in the cause of world peace
effort in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Presently Mary offered a plan; it was her first effort.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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A gift of music, which bubbled without effort, had put him on the Glee Club.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The director should make every effort to guard against stage waits and delays of every sort.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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At last, and not without an effort, “M. Favoral is no longer here,” replied M. Chapelain, the old lawyer.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Undoubtedly it was the detective, Howells, who followed him, hoping, perhaps, that he would make some mad effort at escape.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1