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effort

effort

Meaning of effort

hard work to achieve something

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British English/ˈefət/
American English/ˈɛfərt/
Russian transcription[ʊˈsʲilʲɪjə]
effort
effort - усилие
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effort with Russian translation

effort usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её усилие помогло команде закончить вовремя.

Her effort helped the team finish on time.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Успех часто приходит после многих лет усилий.

Success often comes after years of effort.

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effort belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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effort synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between effort / work / endeavor / hard work / labor / strain

🇬🇧English
effort

the same word as the headword; basic meaning: work or energy used to achieve something

A2Very Often

She put a lot of effort into her exam revision.

Она приложила много усилий к подготовке к экзамену.

W
🇬🇧English
work

work; broader in meaning and usually means the activity itself, not only the effort

A2Very Often

It took a lot of work to finish the project.

Чтобы закончить проект, потребовалось много работы.

E
🇬🇧English
endeavor

an attempt or serious effort to do something; more formal

A2Rarely

The team’s endeavor to improve safety was successful.

Стремление команды улучшить безопасность увенчалось успехом.

H
🇬🇧English
hard work

difficult or demanding work; closer to describing the process than a single effort

A2Very Often

Success usually comes from hard work and patience.

Успех обычно приходит благодаря упорному труду и терпению.

🇬🇧English

labor; often means work as an activity or physical work, not just effort

A2Often

The labor required to build the bridge took many months.

Труд, необходимый для строительства моста, занял много месяцев.

🇬🇧English

strain; stresses difficulty, pressure, or possible harm/stress rather than simple effort

A2Often

The long hours put a strain on her health.

Долгие часы работы создали нагрузку на её здоровье.

🇬🇧English

an attempt; focuses on trying to do something, not on sustained hard work

A2Very Often

This was his first attempt at climbing the mountain.

Это была его первая попытка взойти на гору.

🇬🇧English

a struggle; stronger sense of fighting against difficulty or obstacles

A2Often

Learning the language was a struggle at first.

Изучение языка поначалу было борьбой / давалось с трудом.

E
🇬🇧English
effortfulness

the quality of requiring effort; rare and bookish, not common in everyday speech

A2Very Rarely

The effortfulness of the task made it unpopular with students.

Трудоёмкость задания сделала его непопулярным среди студентов.

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effort translation: усилие. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce effort

/ˈefət/

effort translation

усилие

effort examples

Her effort helped the team finish on time.

effort transcription

/ˈefət/, /ˈɛfərt/

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effort meaning: what does it mean?

hard work to achieve something

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effort is pronounced as /ˈefət/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

effort definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Her effort helped the team finish on time. Translation: Её усилие помогло команде закончить вовремя.

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