effort
US /ˈɛfɚt/
Definition
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Thank you all for your effort in completing the project on time.
Synonyms
- attemptearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- exertionuse of physical or mental energy; hard work
Collocations
- Easy make a big effortto create, produce, or cause regarding a big effort
- Medium collaborative team effort led to victorydescribing collaborative team effort led to victory (accomplished by collaboration)
- Hard concerted international effort to reduce emissionsto concerted international effort to reduce emissions, meaning to contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
- Very Hard spare no effort in the relentless pursuit of justiceto spare no effort in the relentless pursuit of justice, meaning to refrain from harming
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.