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verb | noun strugglestruggle1 /ˈstrʌgəl/ ●●○ W3 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEstruggle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | struggle | | he, she, it | struggles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | struggled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have struggled | | he, she, it | has struggled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had struggled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will struggle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have struggled |
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| Present | I | am struggling | | he, she, it | is struggling | | you, we, they | are struggling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was struggling | | you, we, they | were struggling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been struggling | | he, she, it | has been struggling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been struggling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be struggling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been struggling |
THESAURUSattempt► try to take action in order to do something that you may or may not succeed at: Tim may not be good at talking about his feelings, but at least he tries. I try and try, but I can’t lose weight. ► attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult: He was attempting to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen. ► make an effort to do something to try hard to do something, using more energy, time, or effort than usual: The teachers make an effort to identify a student’s strengths and weaknesses. ► do your best to do something to try very hard to do something, making sure to put all your energy, time, or effort into it: We will do our best to get it finished by Friday. ► struggle to try very hard for a long time to do something difficult, especially when you are not completely successful: Many poor families struggle to buy food and pay their bills. ► fight to try hard to do or get something, especially when other people do not want you to do or get it: Women had to fight for the right to vote. ► strive formal to work hard at all times to achieve something or keep a standard of quality: We strive to consistently improve our performance. ► endeavor formal to try to do something. Used especially in writing or formal speech: The company endeavors to satisfy its customers. hit people► fight to use physical force, for example hitting or kicking, or weapons to try to hurt someone: The children fought and pushed in line. She and her brother used to fight like cats and dogs (=fight violently). ► struggle to fight someone who is holding you, in order to get away: “Let me go!” I shouted and began to struggle. ► battle to keep fighting hard until one person or group wins. Used especially in writing: Protesters battled police through the night. ► clash if groups of people clash, they have a short fight. Used especially in news reports: Demonstrators in the financial district have clashed with police. ► scuffle to fight with another person for a short time: The two men scuffled outside the bar. ► brawl if a group of people brawl, they fight noisily and violently: The two teams brawled on the field after the game. ► tussle to fight in a way that is not very violent, especially as a way of playing with someone: The boy tussled with his uncle on the living room floor. ► wrestle to fight by holding someone and trying to push him or her to the ground: A security guard managed to wrestle the thief to the ground. ► box to fight someone while wearing big leather gloves, as a sport: He began to box as a boy and later competed in the Olympics. 1to try extremely hard to achieve something, or deal with something, even though it is very difficult and you may not be completely successful: Johnny is struggling in school.struggle to do something I struggled to keep from crying.struggle with The airline is struggling with high fuel costs.struggle for Millions of people are struggling for survival.► see thesaurus at try12to use all your power to fight against someone who is attacking you or holding you: struggle with/against Liz struggled fiercely with her attacker.struggle for The two men struggled for the gun.► see thesaurus at fight13to move somewhere with great difficulty: struggle toward/into etc. Fern struggled up the stairs to her bedroom.4to use a lot of energy to try to do or move something that is very difficult to do or move: struggle with I struggled with the window but couldn’t get it open.struggle on phrasal verb to continue doing something that you find difficult, tiring, etc. verb | noun strugglestruggle2 ●●○ W3 noun ► a power struggle a power struggle for control of the party 1[countable, uncountable] a long hard fight to get freedom, political rights, etc.: struggle for the nation’s struggle for independence a power struggle for control of the partystruggle against a struggle against the government2[countable, uncountable] a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem, disease, etc.: struggle with/against Kelly’s struggle with cancer3[countable] a fight between two people for something, or an attempt by one person to escape from the other: Police said there were no signs of a struggle.4be a struggle (for somebody) to be an activity, job, etc. that is very difficult for someone to do: Reading is a struggle for Tim. |