The meaning of STRUGGLE is to make strenuous or forceful efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition —often followed by to + a verb. How to use struggle in a sentence.
STRUGGLE definition: 1. to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something: 2. to move…. Learn more.
A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.
STRUGGLE definition: to contend with an adversary or opposing force. See examples of struggle used in a sentence.
- to contend vigorously with an adversary or adverse conditions. 2. to contend resolutely with a task or problem. 3. to make strenuous efforts; strive. 4. to advance with great effort: to struggle through heavy snow. 5. to bring, put, etc., by struggling. 6. to make (one's way) with great effort.
Something that can only be accomplished with great effort is said to be a struggle. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights struggle. Alice Paul was a leader in the struggle for a woman's right to vote. The verb form of struggle can be used for physical or mental effort.
Definition of struggle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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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.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun struggle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.