Struggle

a task or SYNONYMS 1. oppose, contest, fight, conflict. 7. endeavor, exertion. 8. encounter, skirmish. struggle, brush, clash refer to a hostile meeting of opposing persons, parties, or forces. struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Life became a struggle for survival. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: كِفَاح • Brazilian Portuguese: esforço • Chinese: • Croatian: borba • Czech: úsilí • Danish: kamp • Dutch: worsteling • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailu • French: • German: • Greek: αγώνας • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘 • Korean: • Norwegian: besvær • Polish: walka • European Portuguese: • Romanian: luptă • Russian: борьба • Spanish: • Swedish: kamp • Thai: ความพยายาม • Turkish: mücadele • Ukrainian: боротьба • Vietnamese: cuộc đấu tranh Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: يُكَافِحُ • Brazilian Portuguese: esforçar-se • Chinese: • Croatian: boriti se • Czech: usilovat • Danish: kæmpe • Dutch: worstelen • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailla • French: • German: abmühen (sich) • Greek: αγωνίζομαι • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘する • Korean: 열심히 노력하다 • Norwegian: streve • Polish: walczyć • European Portuguese: esforçar-se • Romanian: a face eforturi • Russian: ...

See Also: • (In his efforts with the numbing pain,) he was like a man wrestling with a creature of the air —Stephen Crane • Like the tiny coral insect, working deep under the dark waters, we strive and struggle, each for our own little ends —Jerome K. Jerome • Struggle along … stopping and starting like a blown newspaper —J. G. Farrell • (The coalition Israeli government) struggled like two cats in a bag —Ebra Ames • Struggle like a fish —Leo Tolstoy • Struggling like a fly trapped in a glass of water —Anon • Struggling like a moth to break its chrysalis —Rumer Godden • Struggling through life like a wearied swimmer trying to touch the horizon —Israel Zangwill Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. struggle Past participle: struggled Gerund: struggling Imperative struggle struggle Present I struggle you struggle he/she/it struggles we struggle you struggle they struggle Preterite I struggled you struggled he/she/it struggled we struggled you struggled they struggled Present Continuous I am struggling you are struggling he/she/it is struggling we are struggling you are struggling they are struggling Present Perfect I have struggled you have struggled he/she/it has struggled we have struggled you have struggled they have struggled Past Continuous I was struggling you were struggling he/she/it was struggling we were struggling you were struggling they were struggling Past Perfect I had struggled you had struggled he/she/it had strugg...

• I'll try to call her again. • I have never attempted to run a marathon. • UKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem. • They sought to reassure the public. • He was battling to fix the roof in the rain. • With limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one. • A game • all-out • assault • attempt • attempted • bid • crack • go for it idiom • go out of your way idiom • go the extra mile idiom • go to great lengths idiom • God helps those who help themselves idiom • push • seek • shoot • square the circle idiom • step on the gas idiom • stick at something • stick to something • stick-to-itiveness • All this is really not worth fighting over. • Two boys were scrapping in the playground. • The football hooligans are out brawling again. • Students clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities. • Some of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail. • Supporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match. • a fight to the finish idiom • bellicosity • blood diamond • bloodlessly • blow • boots on the ground idiom • call to arms • combat • come close to blows idiom • engagement • grapple • knock-down-drag-out • lock horns idiom • shadowboxing • shoot it out • shootout • skirmish • square up • stoush • turf war • assiduity • assiduous • assiduously • assiduousness • be running on empty idiom • burn • effort • effortful • effortfully • elbow grease • fight • hamster wheel • kill • perseverance • pl...

See Also: • (In his efforts with the numbing pain,) he was like a man wrestling with a creature of the air —Stephen Crane • Like the tiny coral insect, working deep under the dark waters, we strive and struggle, each for our own little ends —Jerome K. Jerome • Struggle along … stopping and starting like a blown newspaper —J. G. Farrell • (The coalition Israeli government) struggled like two cats in a bag —Ebra Ames • Struggle like a fish —Leo Tolstoy • Struggling like a fly trapped in a glass of water —Anon • Struggling like a moth to break its chrysalis —Rumer Godden • Struggling through life like a wearied swimmer trying to touch the horizon —Israel Zangwill Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. struggle Past participle: struggled Gerund: struggling Imperative struggle struggle Present I struggle you struggle he/she/it struggles we struggle you struggle they struggle Preterite I struggled you struggled he/she/it struggled we struggled you struggled they struggled Present Continuous I am struggling you are struggling he/she/it is struggling we are struggling you are struggling they are struggling Present Perfect I have struggled you have struggled he/she/it has struggled we have struggled you have struggled they have struggled Past Continuous I was struggling you were struggling he/she/it was struggling we were struggling you were struggling they were struggling Past Perfect I had struggled you had struggled he/she/it had strugg...

a task or SYNONYMS 1. oppose, contest, fight, conflict. 7. endeavor, exertion. 8. encounter, skirmish. struggle, brush, clash refer to a hostile meeting of opposing persons, parties, or forces. struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Life became a struggle for survival. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: كِفَاح • Brazilian Portuguese: esforço • Chinese: • Croatian: borba • Czech: úsilí • Danish: kamp • Dutch: worsteling • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailu • French: • German: • Greek: αγώνας • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘 • Korean: • Norwegian: besvær • Polish: walka • European Portuguese: • Romanian: luptă • Russian: борьба • Spanish: • Swedish: kamp • Thai: ความพยายาม • Turkish: mücadele • Ukrainian: боротьба • Vietnamese: cuộc đấu tranh Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: يُكَافِحُ • Brazilian Portuguese: esforçar-se • Chinese: • Croatian: boriti se • Czech: usilovat • Danish: kæmpe • Dutch: worstelen • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailla • French: • German: abmühen (sich) • Greek: αγωνίζομαι • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘する • Korean: 열심히 노력하다 • Norwegian: streve • Polish: walczyć • European Portuguese: esforçar-se • Romanian: a face eforturi • Russian: ...

• I'll try to call her again. • I have never attempted to run a marathon. • USEngineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem. • They sought to reassure the public. • He was battling to fix the roof in the rain. • With limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one. • A game • all-out • assault • attempt • attempted • bid • crack • go for it idiom • go out of your way idiom • go the extra mile idiom • go to great lengths idiom • God helps those who help themselves idiom • push • seek • shoot • square the circle idiom • step on the gas idiom • stick at something • stick to something • stick-to-itiveness • All this is really not worth fighting over. • Two boys were scrapping on the playground. • The football fans are out brawling again. • Students clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities. • Some of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail. • Fans nearly came to blows with each other before the game. • a fight to the finish idiom • bellicosity • blood diamond • bloodlessly • blow • boots on the ground idiom • call to arms • combat • come close to blows idiom • engagement • grapple • knock-down-drag-out • lock horns idiom • shadowboxing • shoot it out • shootout • skirmish • square up • stoush • turf war • He got into a fight in school. • He was arrested for getting into a fistfight after the hockey game. • He was injured in a brawl outside the bar. • There were a few scuffles between fans after the gam...

a task or SYNONYMS 1. oppose, contest, fight, conflict. 7. endeavor, exertion. 8. encounter, skirmish. struggle, brush, clash refer to a hostile meeting of opposing persons, parties, or forces. struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Life became a struggle for survival. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: كِفَاح • Brazilian Portuguese: esforço • Chinese: • Croatian: borba • Czech: úsilí • Danish: kamp • Dutch: worsteling • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailu • French: • German: • Greek: αγώνας • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘 • Korean: • Norwegian: besvær • Polish: walka • European Portuguese: • Romanian: luptă • Russian: борьба • Spanish: • Swedish: kamp • Thai: ความพยายาม • Turkish: mücadele • Ukrainian: боротьба • Vietnamese: cuộc đấu tranh Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills. • American English: sˈtrʌgəl/ • Arabic: يُكَافِحُ • Brazilian Portuguese: esforçar-se • Chinese: • Croatian: boriti se • Czech: usilovat • Danish: kæmpe • Dutch: worstelen • European Spanish: • Finnish: kamppailla • French: • German: abmühen (sich) • Greek: αγωνίζομαι • Italian: • Japanese: 苦闘する • Korean: 열심히 노력하다 • Norwegian: streve • Polish: walczyć • European Portuguese: esforçar-se • Romanian: a face eforturi • Russian: ...

See Also: • (In his efforts with the numbing pain,) he was like a man wrestling with a creature of the air —Stephen Crane • Like the tiny coral insect, working deep under the dark waters, we strive and struggle, each for our own little ends —Jerome K. Jerome • Struggle along … stopping and starting like a blown newspaper —J. G. Farrell • (The coalition Israeli government) struggled like two cats in a bag —Ebra Ames • Struggle like a fish —Leo Tolstoy • Struggling like a fly trapped in a glass of water —Anon • Struggling like a moth to break its chrysalis —Rumer Godden • Struggling through life like a wearied swimmer trying to touch the horizon —Israel Zangwill Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. struggle Past participle: struggled Gerund: struggling Imperative struggle struggle Present I struggle you struggle he/she/it struggles we struggle you struggle they struggle Preterite I struggled you struggled he/she/it struggled we struggled you struggled they struggled Present Continuous I am struggling you are struggling he/she/it is struggling we are struggling you are struggling they are struggling Present Perfect I have struggled you have struggled he/she/it has struggled we have struggled you have struggled they have struggled Past Continuous I was struggling you were struggling he/she/it was struggling we were struggling you were struggling they were struggling Past Perfect I had struggled you had struggled he/she/it had strugg...

• I'll try to call her again. • I have never attempted to run a marathon. • UKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem. • They sought to reassure the public. • He was battling to fix the roof in the rain. • With limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one. • A game • all-out • assault • attempt • attempted • bid • crack • go for it idiom • go out of your way idiom • go the extra mile idiom • go to great lengths idiom • God helps those who help themselves idiom • push • seek • shoot • square the circle idiom • step on the gas idiom • stick at something • stick to something • stick-to-itiveness • All this is really not worth fighting over. • Two boys were scrapping in the playground. • The football hooligans are out brawling again. • Students clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities. • Some of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail. • Supporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match. • a fight to the finish idiom • bellicosity • blood diamond • bloodlessly • blow • boots on the ground idiom • call to arms • combat • come close to blows idiom • engagement • grapple • knock-down-drag-out • lock horns idiom • shadowboxing • shoot it out • shootout • skirmish • square up • stoush • turf war • assiduity • assiduous • assiduously • assiduousness • be running on empty idiom • burn • effort • effortful • effortfully • elbow grease • fight • hamster wheel • kill • perseverance • pl...