struggle

[US]/ˈstrʌɡl/
[UK]/ˈstrʌɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. fight against something; make a great effort to achieve something
n. a great effort to achieve or obtain something; competition
vt. make a great effort to do something

Phrases & Collocations

face a struggle

struggle for success

struggle with difficulties

constant struggle

internal struggle

struggle against oppression

struggle for equality

struggle through adversity

struggle for

struggle against

struggle with

class struggle

power struggle

struggle on

Example Sentences

struggle for a living

the struggle against imperialism.

the Jewish struggle for statehood.

struggle to one's feet

struggle through the snowstorm

a struggle on the economic battlefront.

a struggle against nature

a brute struggle for social superiority.

the struggle for day-to-day survival.

the struggle for national self-definition.

a power struggle for the leadership.

it was a struggle to make herself understood.

The struggle for independence was long and hard.

struggled to be polite.

the struggle against fascism

Real-world Examples

I struggled and struggled, and tried to swim, taking mouthfuls of the sweet honey.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Doubtless there was a certain struggle and a certain relief.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Which is always a struggle with a straightforward knife.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Poor countries struggle the most with dengue.

Source: VOA Special English Health

Like it was hard, it was a struggle.

Source: Learning charging station

One, where do you struggle the most?

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

So he had launched the arms struggle.

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

Black Liberation and Puerto Rican independent struggles.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2015 Collection

Scuff marks suggest that she was struggling.

Source: English little tyrant

Struggling for survival is a human instinct.

Source: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

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