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стара́ться — meaning in English

staratsya

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English meaning

  • apply verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  • attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  • endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
  • strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.
  • try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

стара́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
  • endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
  • strive To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
  • try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
  • try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

apply — full definition

  1. verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  2. verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
  3. verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.

attempt — full definition

  1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

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