Synonyms for efforts


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ef-ert
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf ərt

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Définition of efforts

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French effort, noun of action from Old French esforz "force, impetuosity, strength, power," back-formation from esforcier "force out, exert oneself," from Vulgar Latin *exfortiare "to show strength" (source of Italian sforza), from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + Latin fortis "strong" (see fort).
  • Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. [Ortega y Gasset, 1949]
  • Related: Efforts.
  • noun work, exertion
Example sentences :
  • All efforts to ascertain your fate proved utterly fruitless.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It required all the captain's seamanship, and the efforts of all the crew, to withstand it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well—a fire in the minds of men.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The degree to which we work them out depends on our own efforts.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • That fact had been of incalculable advantage to him in his efforts to reach the shore with her.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His wife, who had followed him to the hill, assisted her husband's efforts.
  • Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Your efforts will not prevail; for our gates shall for ever deny you admittance.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson
  • She and he had toiled side by side like real partners; her efforts had been real and unstinted.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • The fear of death paralysed her efforts to escape the gallows.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Antonyms for efforts

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