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effort
English
Etymology
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exforti?, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??f?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??f?t/
Noun
effort (plural efforts)
- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- An endeavor.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- 1858, Macquorn Rankine, Manual of Applied Mechanics
- the two bodies between which the effort acts
- 1858, Macquorn Rankine, Manual of Applied Mechanics
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "effort": conscious, good, poor, etc.
Synonyms
- struggle
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
effort (third-person singular simple present efforts, present participle efforting, simple past and past participle efforted)
- (uncommon, intransitive) To make an effort.
- (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French esfort, from esforcier; morphologically, deverbal of efforcer. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, Portuguese esforço, Italian sforzo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.f??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
effort m (plural efforts)
- effort
Derived terms
- loi du moindre effort
Related terms
- efforcer
Descendants
- ? Romanian: efort
Further reading
- “effort” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- offert
Middle French
Etymology
Old French.
Noun
effort m (plural effors)
- strength; might; force
- (military) unit; division
References
- effort on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old French
Noun
effort m (oblique plural efforz or effortz, nominative singular efforz or effortz, nominative plural effort)
- Alternative form of esfort
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lallygag
English
Alternative forms
- lollygag
Noun
lallygag (countable and uncountable, plural lallygags)
- Horseplay, fooling around.
- A layabout, one who lallygags.
- Synonyms: lollygagger; see also Thesaurus:idler
Verb
lallygag (third-person singular simple present lallygags, present participle lallygagging, simple past and past participle lallygagged)
- (See lollygag.) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
- (archaic, US) To pet, kiss, or otherwise demonstrate overt affection, generally in public.
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:lallygag.
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