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# labored

adjective (more labored, most labored); also past form of «labor»

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

## Everyday

Done with great effort, or breathing hard and slowly, as if tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/labored/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a character's breath is heavy and slow after running or fear

### Examples

- Her breath was labored as she climbed the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/labored/#x1)
- He heard their labored breathing behind him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/labored/#x2)
- Each step was more labored than the last. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/labored/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «labored» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/labored/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«labored» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/labored.html) on Mova free.