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make an effort

make an effort verb: to try; to work towards a goal.

Verb

make an effort (third-person singular simple present makes an effort, present participle making an effort, simple past and past participle made an effort)

  1. To try; to work towards a goal.
    Synonyms:
    take pains

make an effort meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

make an effort in Sanskrit

to make an effort, strive, struggle
चेष्ट् ceṣṭ

Synonyms of make an effort

Forms of make an effort

third-person singular presentmakes an effort
present participlemaking an effort
past participlemade an effort
pastmade an effort

Questions about make an effort

What does make an effort mean?
Make an effort means to try; to work towards a goal.
What is make an effort in Tamil?
Make an effort in Tamil is உழ. See Make an effort meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is make an effort?
Make an effort is a verb.
What is the past tense of make an effort?
The past tense of make an effort is made an effort.

Words near make an effort in the dictionary

  1. make all the difference
  2. make all the running
  3. make amends
  4. make an appearance
  5. make an ass of
  6. make an effort
  7. make an entrance
  8. make an errand
  9. make an example of
  10. make an exception
  11. make an exhibition of oneself

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make an effort (page history and authors); make an effort (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); चेष्ट् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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