Similar words
Bestreben
Close synonyms for "effort"; Bemühung is the effort actually put into a task, Bestreben is more the underlying striving or ambition behind it.
Similar in other languages
French
effort
effort is the French word for the same thing — both mean "effort."
Portuguese
esforço
esforço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "effort."
Practice
1 What does Bemühung mean?
effort
2 Fill the gap: Ihre ___ waren erfolgreich.
Full sentence: Ihre Bemühungen waren erfolgreich. (Her efforts were successful.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bemühung?
Bemühung: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.