take pains

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.take pains - try very hard to do something
endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
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Translations
يَبْذُل جُهداً كَبيراً
snažit seusilovat
gøre sig megen umage
sich Mühe geben
donner du mal pour
fáradozik
vanda sig, leggja sig fram
尽力煞费苦心

pain

(pein) noun
hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest.
verb
to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong.
pained adjective
showing or expressing pain. a pained expression.
ˈpainful adjective
causing pain. a painful injury.
ˈpainfully adverb
ˈpainless adjective
without pain. painless childbirth.
ˈpainlessly adverb
ˈpainkiller noun
a drug etc which lessens or removes pain.
ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective
going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student.
a pain in the neck
a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.
take pains
to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.
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