efforting vs trying :

efforting or trying

Among the new verbs created out of nouns, “efforting” is one of the most bizarre and unnecessary, and has been met with a chorus of objections. You are not “efforting” to get your report in on time; you are trying to do so. Instead of saying “we are efforting a new vendor,” say “we are trying to find a new vendor.”

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Definitions
  trying
  • v  make an effort or attempt
  • v  put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  • v  put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  • v  take a sample of
  • v  examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
  • v  give pain or trouble to
  • v  test the limits of
    You are trying my patience!
  • v  melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
  • v  put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
  • s  hard to endure
    fell upon trying times
  • s  extremely irritating to the nerves
    a trying day at the office
News & Articles
  trying
  • Jamaica Trying to Become Animation Industry Hub
    Jamaica trying to position itself as a next hub of global animation industry        
    June 20, 2013 - ABC News
  • Suspect Trying To Set Man On Fire Sets Self On Fire Instead
    The suspect was trying to set a man on fire who was in a bathtub when he set himself on fire instead. Wichita Police are looking for him.
    June 20, 2013 - KAKE Wichita
  • Mom accused of trying to kill 4 of her 6 kids
    A Taylor County mother accused of trying to kill four of her six children to spare them the pain of her divorce is charged with four felonies. Heidi S. Mann of Rib Lake was charged Thursday with four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. If convicted the 37-year-old faces a maximum penalty of 240 years in prison. The criminal complaint quotes Mann as telling investigators she ...
    June 20, 2013 - WISC-TV Madison