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effort

/ɪˈfɔːt/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does effort mean?

noun, verb

An amount of work or energy done or needed to achieve something. To make an effort is to try hard to do something.

Example

"She put a lot of effort into her painting, and it really paid off."

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