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effort

US /ˈɛfɚt/

noun Foundation · A2 Kinh doanh chung

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 effort
    to create, produce, or cause regarding a big effort
  • Medium collaborative team effort led to victory
    describing collaborative team effort led to victory (accomplished by collaboration)
  • Hard concerted international effort to reduce emissions
    to concerted international effort to reduce emissions, meaning to contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
  • Very Hard spare no effort in the relentless pursuit of justice
    to spare no effort in the relentless pursuit of justice, meaning to refrain from harming

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