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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

to deal with a given situation, especially an unpleasant one

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to encounter

to be faced with an unexpected difficulty during a process

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to confront

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

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to tackle

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

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to deal with

to take the necessary action regarding someone or something specific

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to see about

to make arrangements for something to be addressed or completed

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to receive

to undergo certain conditions, emotions, or situations

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to undergo

to experience or endure a process, change, or event

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to experience

to go through a difficult event or situation

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to grapple with

to attempt to deal with a challenging or difficult situation or problem

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to see to

to attend to a specific task or responsibility

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to resort to

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

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to fall back on

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

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to stick at

to continue making efforts toward achieving a goal

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to try

to make an effort or attempt to do or have something

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to strive

to try as hard as possible to achieve a goal

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to attempt

to try to complete or do something difficult

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to endeavor

to make an effort to achieve a goal or complete a task

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to essay

to make an effort in performing a task or activity

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to work at

to attempt to improve something

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