struggle+(verb)

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• struggle — ► 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) …   English terms dictionary

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

• struggle — Ⅰ. struggle UK US /ˈstrʌgl/ noun [C] ► a hard effort or fight to do or get something: a struggle for sth »There was a struggle for control of the company. a struggle against sth »The struggle against drugs took up much of the police s time and… …   Financial and business terms

• struggle on — [phrasal verb] : to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring I suppose all we can do now is struggle on. • • • Main Entry: ↑struggle * * * ˌstruggle aˈlong/ˈon derived to continue despite problems • The business struggled along for… …   Useful english dictionary

• struggle — I noun affray, agitation, attempt, battle, broil, certamen, clash, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contestation, controversy, disagreement, dissension, effort, encounter, endeavor, engagement, essay, exertion, feud,… …   Law dictionary

• struggle — verb 1》 make forceful efforts to get free. 2》 strive under difficult circumstances to do something.     ↘have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living. 3》 contend or compete. 4》 make one s way with difficulty. noun 1》 an act of struggling.… …   English new terms dictionary

• struggle — [[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… …   English dictionary

• struggle — 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

• struggle — 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

• struggle */*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

• struggle — [c]/ˈstrʌgəl / (say struguhl) verb (struggled, struggling) –verb (i) 1. to contend with an adversary or opposing force. 2. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. 3. to advance with violent effort: to… …