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adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get I was starting to get desperate. | make sb The sudden loss of his money had made him desperate. ADV. really | absolutely, utterly She felt utterly desperate. | increasingly | almost | a little, pretty, rather PREP. about I felt desperate about my future.
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desperate
nouns
a desperate attempt
• Brian’s parents agreed to the treatment in a desperate attempt to save his life.
a desperate bid
(= attempt )
• He was standing in the middle of the road in a desperate bid to get help.
a desperate effort
• A desperate effort was made to reach an agreement.
a desperate struggle/battle/fight
• The climbers faced a desperate struggle to reach safety.
desperate measures
(= extreme things you do to stop a problem or bad situation )
• They had to take desperate measures to stop the spread of the disease.
a desperate search
• The female bear has left her young in a desperate search for food.
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