effort

n.

1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
2. A difficult exertion of the strength or will: It was an effort to get up.
3. A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.
4. Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement: a play that was his finest effort.
5. Physics. Force applied against inertia.

[Middle English, from Old French esfort, from esforcier, to force, exert, from Medieval Latin exfortiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin fortis, strong.]

effortful ef'fort·ful adj.
effortfully ef'fort·ful·ly adv.

One mailing in a series of promotional mailings with a common objective, such as renewing a subscription or collecting payment for a credit order. The results of a promotion are usually tracked on an effort-by-effort basis so that the copy can be varied and tested according to the effort. See also billing series; campaign; renewal series.

noun

1. The use of energy to do something: endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain¹, striving, struggle, trouble, while. Informal elbow grease. See work/play.
2. A difficult or tedious undertaking: chore, task. Informal job. See heavy/light, work/play.
3. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Informal shot. Slang take. Archaic assay. See try.
4. Something completed or attained successfully: accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, feat. See do/not do.

n

Definition: work, exertion
Antonyms: hesitation, idleness, inactivity, laziness, passivity

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The force applied to a lever which is used to move a load or overcome a resistance. In human locomotion, an effort is produced by a muscle action at its attachment point on the skeleton.

IN BRIEF: Hard work of mind or body; a serious attempt.

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. — Enrique Jardiel Poncela.

Quotes:

"If you have enough push, you don't have to worry about the pull." - Zig Ziglar

"I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about." - A.L. Williams

"The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply." - Denis Waitley

"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning." - Denis Waitley

"About the only thing that comes without effort is old age.." - Source Unknown

"Have you ever watched a stonecutter at work? He will hammer away at a rock for perhaps a 100 times without a crack showing in it. Then, on the 101st blow, it will split in two. It is not that blow alone which accomplished the result, but the 100 others that went before as well." - Source Unknown

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Common misspelling(s) of effort

• affort
• efford

Dansk (Danish)
n. - anstrengelse, forsøg, kraft, præstation, umage

Nederlands (Dutch)
prestatie, krachtsinspanning, moeite

Français (French)
n. - effort, tentative

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anstrengung, Mühe, Leistung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσπάθεια, απόπειρα, δοκιμή

Italiano (Italian)
sforzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empenho (m), esforço (m), realização (f)

Русский (Russian)
усилие, попытка

Español (Spanish)
n. - esfuerzo, trabajo, intento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ansträngning, kraftprov

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
努力, 成就

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 努力, 成就

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 노력, 노력의 결과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 努力, 骨折り, 力作, 労作

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهد, محاوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מאמץ, מיבצע, ניסיון, כוח, תוצאת המאמץ (מדוברת)‬

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