to toilverb/ɐ.fɐ.ˈnaɾ/mediuma·fa·narPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo work hard and diligently; to strive.She toils every day to finish the project.They toiled for hours to clean the entire house.syntoilstrivelaborantrestrelaxCommon collocationsto toil at workto strive for somethingEtymologyDo latim 'affanare', de 'affannus' (fadiga).Related wordsafanadoafãafanoso