effort
noun
[ ˈɛfət ]
• a vigorous or determined attempt.
Similar:
attempt,
try,
endeavour,
crack,
go,
shot,
stab,
bash,
whack,
essay,
assay,
strive,
seek,
exert oneself,
do one's best,
labour,
work,
toil,
struggle,
apply oneself,
undertake,
aim,
set out,
take it on oneself,
have a go/shot/crack/stab/bash,
give it a burl,
give it a fly,
• a force exerted by a machine or in a process.
Origin:
late 15th century: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + fortis ‘strong’.
make an effort
• attempt to do something.
• "make an effort to do some kind of abdominal exercise"
