# struggled

Pronunciation: say "STRUG-uhld" /ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of struggle. — simple past and past participle of struggle
   - Simple: Past tense of struggle. Use this when talking about a hard effort that already happened.
   - _He struggled with the math problem for nearly an hour._
   - _They had struggled for years before the business finally turned a profit._

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