Translation
to strive, to take pains, to go to trouble
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Examples
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He went to trouble to help us.
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She is busying herself with the arrangements for the congress.
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I will make an effort to finish the work today.
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They took pains in vain for many years.
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Do not go to so much trouble over such a small matter.
Three near neighbours pull apart nicely here. is to attempt, to have a go. is to strain, to put effort in. is to bustle about on someone's behalf, running the errands and making the arrangements, and it carries a faint whiff of inconvenience willingly taken on.
It takes for the matter you are busy with, or a straight infinitive for what you are trying to bring about. is the trouble taken, usually in the plural in thank-you letters.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 8: klopodi, rompi, majstro and 6 more words.