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struggle
Verb
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If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.
They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.
She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.
The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.
She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.
The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.
struggle
Noun
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A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.
As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.
Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.
The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.
This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.
They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.
They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.
The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
freedom
Noun
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The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.
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The state of being without restraints or constraints.
Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.