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struggle

/stˈɹʌɡəl/STRUH-guhl
/stˈɹʌɡəl/STRUH-guhl

Meaningto strive

Common meaning: to strive hard

Journey through time

  1. Early English spellingstroggellsource
  2. Middle Englishstrogelensource
  3. Englishstruggle‘to strive hard’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Early English spelling stroggell ‘to strive’.

Roots

  • stroggell Early English spelling “to strive”

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