effort
US
/ˈɛfərt/
UK
/ˈɛfət/
Meaning
The physical or mental energy you use when trying to do something.
किसी काम को करने की कोशिश में लगाई गई शारीरिक या मानसिक मेहनत।
Examples
“She made a real effort to listen carefully during the meeting.”
“With a little effort, you can learn to use the new software.”
“The effortful training helped her prepare for the long-distance race.”
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Not natural: I made effort to call her.
Better: I made an effort to call her.
In this expression, effort is a countable noun, so it needs an article.
इस expression में effort गिनने योग्य noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले an लगाते हैं।
Not natural: He put a lot of effort for learning English.
Better: He put a lot of effort into learning English.
Use put effort into something, not put effort for something.
किसी काम में मेहनत लगाने के लिए put effort into कहते हैं, put effort for नहीं।
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Learner tip
Use make an effort to describe trying; use put effort into to say where your energy goes.
कोशिश करने के लिए make an effort बोलें; अपनी मेहनत किस काम में लगी, यह बताने के लिए put effort into इस्तेमाल करें।