empeño
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Meanings
Noun
1. effort, endeavor
2. insistence
3. commitment
4. obligation
5. persistence
6. eagerness
7. pawn
8. pawnshop (Argentina, Honduras, Mexico)
9. deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit)
10. patron
Examples7
If he tried hard, he would succeed.
He did poorly in his studies.
He is putting all his effort into the service of the business.
He wouldn't give in.
The police are making every effort to look into the case.
She prodded him to work harder.