Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contend | No | No | Yes | No |
struggle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contend (noun) | struggle (noun) |
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strenuous effort | |
an energetic attempt to achieve something | |
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
contend (verb) | struggle (verb) |
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to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight |
have an argument about something | to exert strenuous effort against opposition |
maintain or assert | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | make a strenuous or labored effort |
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | |
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |