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Verbs of Challenge and Competition - Verbs for Facing Challenges

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to facing challenges such as "encounter", "confront", and "deal with".

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Categorized English Verbs of Challenge and Competition
to face
[Verb]

to deal with a given situation, especially an unpleasant one

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to be faced with an unexpected difficulty during a process

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to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

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to tackle
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to try to deal with a difficult problem or situation in a determined manner

Ex: Governments worldwide tackling climate change through various initiatives .
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to take the necessary action regarding someone or something specific

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to make arrangements for something to be addressed or completed

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to undergo certain conditions, emotions, or situations

Ex: Volunteers receive a sense of fulfillment from helping others in their community .
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to experience or endure a process, change, or event

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to go through a difficult event or situation

Ex: experienced loneliness when she moved to a new city .
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to attempt to deal with a challenging or difficult situation or problem

Ex: They 've grappling with this issue for a while .
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to see to
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to attend to a specific task or responsibility

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to do something negative to achieve a goal, often when there are no better options available

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to rely on something or ask someone for help, particularly in situations where other options have failed

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to continue making efforts toward achieving a goal

Ex: The researcher resolved stick at her investigation until they uncovered the truth .
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to try
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to make an effort or attempt to do or have something

Ex: tried to find a parking spot but had to park far away .
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to strive
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to try as hard as possible to achieve a goal

Ex: strive to provide exceptional service to meet customer expectations .
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to try to complete or do something difficult

Ex: The company attempted various marketing strategies to boost sales .
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to make an effort to achieve a goal or complete a task

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to essay
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to make an effort in performing a task or activity

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to attempt to improve something

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