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- an all-out effort
an all-out effort
an all-out effort
An attempt made with one's full attention and/or fortitude; one's best effort. To beat the best team in the league, we need to make an all-out effort tonight, boys. As soon as I got an academic warning, I started an all-out effort to improve my grades.
*an all-out effort
a very good and thorough effort. (*Typically: begin ~; have ~; make ~; start ~.) We need to make an all-out effort to get this job done on time. The government began an all-out effort to reduce the federal budget.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vipul | | - | Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi |
Cynthia | | SIN-thee-ə (English) | English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Bruna | | - | Italian, Portuguese, Croatian |
Edorta | | - | Basque |
Polona | | - | Slovene |
Elvira | | [el'vaiərə] | |