struggle
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult taskA contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
» I'm struggling to make ends meet.
Мені складно зводити кінці з кінцями.
Meaning
2 sensesA contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
(figuratively)Strife, contention, great effort.
Kampf, Gefecht, Struggle
борьба́borʹbá, бойboj, би́тваbítva
боротьба́borotʹbá, бійbij, би́тваbýtva
strenuous effort
Examples
791 sentencesI'm struggling to make ends meet.
Мені складно зводити кінці з кінцями. — deniko
Tom didn't struggle.
Том не боровся. — Anjy
ruТом не боролся. — odexed
The company is struggling for survival.
ruКомпания борется за выживание. — Avelesy
deDie Firma kämpft ums Überleben. — cost
I've been struggling for years now.
ruЯ борюсь уже много лет. — Pereskaz
Tom is struggling with the concept.
deTom hat Schwierigkeiten mit dem Konzept. — quicksanddiver
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English struglen, stroglen, strogelen, of obscure origin; perhaps from a variaFrom Middle English struglen, stroglen, strogelen, of obscure origin; perhaps from a variant of *strokelen, *stroukelen (> English stroll), from Middle Dutch struyckelen ("to stumble, trip, falter"; > Modern Dutch struikelen), the frequentative form of Old Dutch *strūkon (“to stumble”), from Proto-Germanic *strūkōną, *strūkēną (“to be stiff”), from Proto-Indo-European *strug-, *ster- (“to be stiff; to bristle, strut, stumble, fall”),
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Forms
plural: strugglesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- was struggling to
- struggling to make
- struggled to get
- struggled to keep
- been struggling for
- been a struggle
- struggles to pay
- struggling with that
- is struggling with
- has been struggling