Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strain every nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: strain ev-ery n-erve
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make every possible effort to do something; to do one's utmost.

Example Sentences

"In this very great emergency one might have expected the Western Region, notwithstanding the considerable difficulties involved in finding paths for a greatly increased Paddington-Wolverhampton train service, to strain every nerve to keep passengers in the trains rather than letting them stray away to the accelerated road services."

Inflected Forms

strains every nerve (present, singular) straining every nerve (participle, present) strained every nerve (participle, past) strained every nerve (past)

Questions

What does strain every nerve mean?: To make every possible effort to do something; to do one's utmost.

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