To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
"The team had to struggle for hours just to get their car out of the deep mud after the storm hit."
In plain English: To struggle means to try hard but find it difficult to succeed at something.
"The child struggled to open the stuck jar lid."
Usage: Use struggle as an intransitive verb when describing the effort of trying hard despite difficulties, such as struggling to open a jar. It often implies facing significant resistance rather than simply working diligently toward a goal.
Example Sentences
"She faced a difficult struggle to pay off her student loans."noun
"The real struggle was finding a parking spot in such crowded traffic."noun
"She decided to join the student struggle for better housing conditions."noun
"After years of financial struggle, they finally bought their own home."noun
"The child struggled to open the stuck jar lid."verb
The word struggle comes from Middle English words like struglen and stroglen, though its ultimate origins remain unknown. It entered the language with a meaning very similar to how we use it today.