strenuous

adjective (strenuous, more strenuous, most strenuous)

«strenuous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Strenuous means needing a lot of effort, energy or strength: a strenuous climb. tree →
Strenuous can describe very determined effort: strenuous efforts to save the forest. tree →

In the lessons

PE and health: strenuous exercise makes your heart beat fast and your breathing heavy; warm up first and drink water. Doctors may tell someone ill to avoid strenuous activity. News: «made strenuous efforts» means tried very hard. Formal register, common in reports and exam texts.

Examples

The climb up the mountain was strenuous. tree →
Avoid strenuous exercise after a big meal. tree →
After the strenuous match, we were exhausted. tree →
Volunteers made strenuous efforts to clean the beach. tree →
Moving house is strenuous work. tree →
The doctor said no strenuous activity for a week. tree →

Note

Said «STREN-yoo-us». Adverb: strenuously (he strenuously denied it = denied it very strongly). Similar: tiring, demanding, exhausting. Opposite: easy, effortless, gentle.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «strenuous» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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