努力 — meaning in English

English meaning

• effort noun Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
• endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
• gross adjective Disgusting or unpleasant.
• hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
• hard work noun Sustained effort that demands real energy, concentration or persistence.
• hardworking adj Putting in a lot of effort and diligence at one's job or tasks.
• hefty adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.
• stodgy adj Dull and old-fashioned.
• strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.

Senses

努力 is used for these senses in English:

• effort The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
• elbow grease (idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
• endeavor A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
• gross (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
• hard Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
• hard work Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
• hardworking Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
• hefty Heavy, weighing a lot.

effort — full definition

1. noun Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
2. noun An attempt to achieve something; an endeavor.

endeavor — full definition

1. noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
2. verb To try hard to do something.

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