struggle

  • 11struggle — ► VERB 1) make forceful efforts to get free. 2) strive under difficult circumstances to do something. 3) make one s way with difficulty. 4) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living. ► NOUN 1) an act of struggling. 2) …

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  • 12struggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight ADJECTIVE ▪ epic, great, life and death, titanic ▪ bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent …

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  • 13struggle */*/ — I UK [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms struggle : present tense I/you/we/they struggle he/she/it struggles present participle struggling past tense struggled past participle struggled 1) to try hard to do something that you find… …

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  • 14struggle — I n. 1) to carry on, put up, wage a struggle 2) a bitter, desperate, fierce, frantic, violent; ceaseless, unending, unrelenting; internecine; life and death struggle 3) the class struggle 4) a struggle against, with; for (a struggle against… …

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  • 15struggle — strug|gle1 [ strʌgl ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to try hard to do something that you find very difficult: He struggled a little at first, but he reads well now. struggle for: Andy was coughing and struggling for breath. struggle with: They ve had …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16struggle — strug|gle1 [ˈstrʌgəl] v 1.) to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult struggle to do sth ▪ She s struggling to bring up a family alone. struggle with ▪ The airline is struggling with high costs. struggle for ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17struggle — [[t]strʌ̱g(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ struggles, struggling, struggled 1) VERB If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. [V prep] They had to struggle against all… …

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  • 18struggle — 1 verb (I) 1 to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult and you have a lot of problems: struggle to do sth: She s struggling to bring up a family on a very low income. (+ for): a young artist struggling for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19struggle*/ — [ˈstrʌg(ə)l] verb [I] I 1) to try hard to do something that is very difficult She was struggling to cope with her work.[/ex] a documentary about this species and its struggle for survival[/ex] 2) to try very hard to defeat someone or stop them… …

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  • 20struggle — 01. The people of the region have been involved in a long [struggle] for freedom and democracy. 02. She s [struggling] to raise a family on a very low income. 03. He has been [struggling] with cancer since last year. 04. It is a [struggle] for me …

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