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verb. do something

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verb. make use of

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Word Origin & History

labor c.1300, "exertion of the body," from O.Fr. labour (Fr. labeur), from L. laborem (nom. labor) "toil, pain, exertion, fatigue, work," perhaps originally "tottering under a burden," related to labere "to totter." The verb is c.1300, from M.Fr. labourer, from L. laborare, from labor. The verb in modern Fr., Sp., Port. means "to plow;" the wider sense being taken by the equivalent of Eng. travail. Meaning "body of laborers considered as a class" (usually contrasted to capitalists) is from 1839. Sense of "physical exertions of childbirth" is 1595, from Fr. en travail "in (childbirth) suffering" ...(see travail). Labor Day first marked 1882 in New York City.

Example Sentences for labored

To the end of his life he labored over the lessons then taught.

The more I labored, the closer he clung to me, as if fearful that I should escape his grasp.

Once more there was silence, but presently the girl's attention was attracted by his labored breathing.

The breath of this person was labored like the breath of one who carries a heavy handbag.