English English Dictionary

effort in English:

1. the steps you take to achieve something

English word "effort"(the steps you take to achieve something) occurs in sets:

Most common nouns 101 - 150

2. to

Go to sleep.

I hope to one day speak German as well as you speak English.

Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to."

It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.

Look at me when I talk to you!

Homeroom teachers should make every effort to keep in touch with their students.

Nobody ever comes to see us in this out-of-the-way village.

If I can get into university, I am hoping to learn to speak two foreign languages.

Fewer workers meant fewer people with money to buy goods.

Franklin Roosevelt was born to a rich and important New York family.

Two roundtrip tickets to Osaka, please.

The president was quoted as saying he would like to visit Japan soon.

You are welcome to the use of our house while we are away on vacation.

It began to rain heavily just as we got to the gate.

According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in next week.

English word "effort"(to) occurs in sets:

Gerunds and infinitives

3. an attempt to do something

4. exertion

Reaching the peak of the mountain was a huge exertion on his body.

She was panting with the exertion

5. an attempt to do something that is difficult or that involves hard work

English word "effort"(an attempt to do something that is difficult or that involves hard work) occurs in sets:

Working off the clock

6. vigorous and determined attempt

7. attempt

It's my first attempt.

1. But, it- it was just our first attempt. / 2. Dylan, it was only your first attempt. / 3. You're confessing to the robbery and the murder attempt. / 4. Surely, you're not going to attempt this. / 5. I felt I should attempt one.

Charles Moore created Forth in an attempt to increase programmer productivity without sacrificing machine efficiency.

Despite the government's protection, he was the victim of an assassination attempt which killed him.

It is more time-efficient to do several tasks sequentially than attempt to do them simultaneously.

More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.

For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.

Imogen of the Internet, in an attempt to save the earth, sketches exclusively in oekaki chatrooms instead of on paper.

They execute endless practice runs and then review their in‐flight decisions, attempting to hone their minds to select the best approach to any given scenario, particularly those that involve the use of deadly force.

What expression does she use to describe the act of attempting to start a conversation with someone

Barbara is attempting to run faster than ever, and I think she’s going to do it.

My brother just made an attempt on my life by offering me 1.5 kilos of licorice. He knows well that I'll die if I eat all that at once.

English word "effort"(attempt) occurs in sets:

phrasal verbs