present participle of effort

simple past tense and past participle of effort

(humorous, often sarcastic) An expression indicating that an attempted action or undertaking failed, but the effort in the attempt was admirable (enough so to be ranked highest, as A)

(uncommon, intransitive) To make an effort. / (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate

plural of effort

(psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity

Requiring or showing effort.

amount of work used trying to do something

(law) An assurance of good-faith effort to achieve best results under prevailing circumstances. / (finance) An effort to sell securities without a firm underwriting.

(engineering, rail transport) the tractive force that can be generated (by a locomotive) and used to pull a train.