- make every effort to do something
- make every effort to do somethingto try very hard to accomplish something. •
I will make every effort to be there on time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make every effort to do something
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effort — noun 1 PHYSICAL/MENTAL ENERGY (U) the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something: Lou lifted the box without any apparent effort. | take/require effort: It takes a lot of time and effort to get an exhibition ready. | take all the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
effort — ef|fort W1S1 [ˈefət US ˈefərt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical/mental energy)¦ 2¦(attempt)¦ 3 be an effort 4¦(particular situation)¦ 5 good/bad/poor etc effort ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: esfort, from esforcier to force ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
every — [[t]e̱vri[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET sing n You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group or all the parts of something and not only some of them. Every village has a green, a church, a pub and a manor house... Record… … English dictionary
make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
make — I UK [meɪk] / US verb Word forms make : present tense I/you/we/they make he/she/it makes present participle making past tense made UK [meɪd] / US past participle made *** Get it right: make: When make means to cause or force someone to do… … English dictionary
make — vb Make, form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge can all mean to cause something to come into being or existence. This is the underlying meaning of make, the most general and the most widely applicable of these terms. Make may imply… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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