Betekenis van effort In het Nederlands

• 0 physical or mental activity needed to achieve something:

  • [ + to infinitive ] If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.

  • You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people.

  • In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force.

  • He's jogging around the park every morning in an effort to get fit.

  • It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.

  • Do you want to have a look at his exam paper? It's a fairly poor effort.

  • I'm exhausted all the time, and everything is a real effort.

• 1 physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something:

  • [ C ] They met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work.

  • [ U ] It took years to write the book, but it was worth the effort.

  • [ U ] He established the Help Committee to coordinate the relief effort.

  • [ C ] Efforts to reach the senator for comment were not successful.

• 2 a serious attempt to do something:

  • an effort to do sth This is part of an ongoing effort to develop the Asian debt market.

  • The guidelines require that companies make an effort to engender a culture of ethical compliance.

  • The new system has been introduced in an effort to improve customer care.

  • Ensuring the product is launched on time will be a team effort.

  • Over the past year, the combined efforts of the train companies has produced a 12% increase in passenger business and a 20% expansion of freight traffic.

• 3 physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or energy used to do something:

  • A number of returns which were prepared manually are now produced by the computer, resulting in saving of staff time and effort.

  • take/require effort Taking the time to compare prices means that the purchase takes more effort, but it's usually worth it.