Struggle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- strenuous effort
verb
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (syn: contend, fight)
Extra examples
There was a struggle for the gun.
There was no sign of a struggle.
It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.
With a struggle I managed to get out of the cockpit.
I could now without too much struggle understand most of the article.
It was a struggle to make ends meet.
Maths is a real struggle for her.
They struggled to remain alive.
He struggled to make himself heard.
One by one, the insects struggled out of the smoke-filled hole.
She's struggling to bring up a family alone.
The airline is struggling with high costs.
Millions of people are struggling for survival.
Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.
James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: struggle
he/she/it: struggles
present participle: struggling
past tense: struggled
past participle: struggled
singular: struggle
plural: struggles
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