EFFORT

[noun] - great physical or mental activity needed to achieve somethingIt's such an effort to get up on these dark winter mornings. [C]If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help. [C + to infinitive]You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make any effort with people. [U]Despite all my efforts to improve his life-style he's still smoking twenty cigarettes a day. [C + to infinitive]In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force. [C + to infinitive]He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season. [C + to infinitive]It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort. [U]An effort can also be the result of an attempt to produce something, esp. when its quality is low or uncertain.Do you want to have a look at his exam paper? - it's a fairly poor effort.