Question 18 of 25intermediate🔧 ApplyMatching4 marks

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences from the box given below. Frame sentences of your own for these words.

  1. work very hard and/or for a long time
  2. prepared themselves for something difficult
  3. an attempt to do something new or difficult
  4. to try very hard to achieve something

(i) Please make every endeavour to arrive on time. (ii) Ants toil tirelessly to save food for rainy season. (iii) We encourage all students to strive to do their best. (iv) The sailors braced themselves against the strong wind.

(i)
Answer

an attempt to do something new or difficult

(ii)
Answer

work very hard and/or for a long time

(iii)
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to try very hard to achieve something

(iv)
Answer

prepared themselves for something difficult

Explanation

(i) 'Endeavour' means an attempt to do something new or difficult. Sentence: The scientist made every endeavour to find a cure for the disease. (ii) 'Toil' means to work very hard and/or for a long time. Sentence: The farmers toil in the fields from dawn to dusk during harvest season. (iii) 'Strive' means to try very hard to achieve something. Sentence: Athletes strive for excellence through years of dedicated training. (iv) 'Braced themselves' means prepared themselves for something difficult. Sentence: The students braced themselves for the challenging examination ahead.

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