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struggle

/ˈstrʌgəl/ /ˈstrʌgəl/
verb Regular verbstruggle struggled
  1. 1 çaba göstermek, mücadele etmek
  2. 2 savaşmak

Definition (English)

  1. To try very hard to do something difficult.
  2. To fight or compete with someone or something.

Example Sentences

  1. Many people struggled with stress during the pandemic.
    Birçok kişi pandemi sırasında stresle mücadele etti.
  2. He struggled to open the heavy door.
    Ağır kapıyı açmakta zorlandı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base struggle
/ˈstrʌgəl/
Past struggled
/ˈstrʌgəld/
Participle struggled
/ˈstrʌgəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dstruggle → struggled

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. struggled /ˈstrʌgəld/

Synonyms

strivefightbattleendeavorlaborwork hardgrapple

Antonyms

succeedwinflourishthriverelax

Collocations

struggle to survivestruggle withstruggle againststruggle forstruggle to dostruggle hard

Related Words

difficultychallengeeffortproblemgoalfailure