Definition of effort
1
: conscious exertion of power : hard work
- a job requiring time and effort
2
: a serious attempt : try
- making an effort to reduce costs
3
: something produced by exertion or trying
- the novel was her most ambitious effort
4
: effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force
5
: the total work done to achieve a particular end
- the war effort
