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
- verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
- verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
- verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.
attempt — full definition
- verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.