esforzarse — meaning in English

English meaning

• endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

esforzarse is used for these senses in English:

• endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
• try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.

endeavor — full definition

1. noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
2. verb To try hard to do something.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

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