work-effort

  • 41work — I n. labor 1) to do work (they never do any work) 2) to begin; quit, stop work (they quit work at one o clock) 3) to take on work 4) to undo smb. s work 5) backbreaking, hard; delicate; demanding; dirty, scut; easy, light; exhausting, tiring;… …

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  • 42work */*/*/ — I UK [wɜː(r)k] / US [wɜrk] verb Word forms work : present tense I/you/we/they work he/she/it works present participle working past tense worked past participle worked 1) [intransitive] to spend time trying to achieve something, especially when… …

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  • 43work*/*/*/ — [wɜːk] verb I 1) to have a job Dominic works part time.[/ex] She works for a big law firm in the city.[/ex] She worked as a journalist.[/ex] I hope to work in marketing when I m older.[/ex] 2) [I] to spend time and use effort trying to achieve… …

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  • 44work — noun 1》 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2》 such activity as a means of earning income.     ↘W. Indian a job. 3》 a task or tasks to be undertaken.     ↘the materials for this.     ↘(works) chiefly… …

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  • 45effort — ef•fort [[t]ˈɛf ərt[/t]] n. 1) exertion of physical or mental power 2) an earnest or strenuous attempt 3) something done by exertion or hard work 4) an achievement, as in literature or art: The painting is one of her finest efforts[/ex] 5) action …

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  • 46work on — verb 1. to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something (Freq. 21) the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold • Syn: ↑work at • Hypernyms: ↑work • Hyponyms: ↑belabor, ↑ …

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  • 47effort — noun 1 physical/mental energy needed to do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ hard ▪ It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall. ▪ constant, sustained ▪ …

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  • 48effort */*/*/ — UK [ˈefə(r)t] / US [ˈefərt] noun Word forms effort : singular effort plural efforts Metaphor: When you put a lot of effort into doing something, it is like using a part of your body. Does she have the backbone to stand up to them? Or will she… …

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  • 49work at — verb to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something (Freq. 6) the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold • Syn: ↑work on • Hypernyms: ↑work • Hyponyms: ↑belabor, ↑ …

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  • 50effort — noun 1) they made an effort to work together Syn: attempt, try, endeavor; informal crack, shot, stab; formal essay 2) his score was a fine effort Syn: achievement, accomplishment, attainment, result, feat; …

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