effort

/ˈefət/ noun

Translation

ATTEMPT [C, U] › an attempt to do something

gayret, çaba

[+ to do sth] We huddled together in an effort to keep warm. He was making an effort to be sociable.13561860

ENERGY [U] › the energy that you need to do something

azim, enerji, cosku

I put a lot of effort into organizing the party. [+ to do sth] It would take too much effort to tidy my bedroom.1356

› [U] the force that is used to make something move348

be an effort › to be difficult or painful

zor, sıkıntılı/zahmetli olmak

After his accident, walking was an effort.13561785581

(Definition of effort noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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