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efforts

UK/ˈɛf.əts//ˈɛf.ɚts/

efforts is the plural of effort.

Meaning of effort

Noun

effort (plural efforts)

  1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
    • make an effort
    Synonyms:
    trouble
  2. An endeavor.
    • Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
  3. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
    • the two bodies between which the effort acts1858, Macquorn Rankine, Manual of Applied Mechanics

See all 5 meanings of effort

Phrases with efforts

Questions about efforts

What is efforts the plural of?
Efforts is the plural of effort.
How do you pronounce efforts?
Efforts is pronounced /ˈɛf.əts/ (UK).

Words near efforts in the dictionary

  1. effortposted
  2. effortposter
  3. effortposters
  4. effortposting
  5. effortposts
  6. efforts
  7. effossion
  8. Effra
  9. effraction
  10. effractions
  11. effranchise

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