strive
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
to rival; vie.
Origin of strive
1synonym study For strive
Other words for strive
Other words from strive
- striv·er, noun
- in·ter·strive, verb (used without object), in·ter·strove, in·ter·striv·en, in·ter·striv·ing.
- out·strive, verb (used with object), out·strove, out·striv·en, out·striv·ing.
- o·ver·strive, verb (used without object), o·ver·strove, o·ver·striv·en, o·ver·striv·ing.
- re·strive, verb (used without object), re·strove, re·striv·en, re·striv·ing.
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How to use strive in a sentence
Then she finds out she’s pregnant, meaning that she’ll have to put aside all the rock ’n’ roll dreams she’s strived toward over the past seven seasons.
This is just the beginning… If we could automate metabolic engineering, we could strive for more audacious goals.
How Machine Learning Made Hops-Free Hoppy Beer (and Other SynBio Wonders) Possible | Shelly Fan | October 6, 2020 | Singularity HubYou should still strive for some consistency, though, as it may be a little too hard on your body to run 1 mile one day and 10 the next, before focusing the next three days entirely on bicycle crunches.
It’s time to add video games to your workout routine | John Kennedy | September 30, 2020 | Popular-Science“We are still striving for an agreement,” Pelosi said in the leadership meeting.
Pelosi abruptly shifts course, restarts relief push amid signs economy is straining | Erica Werner, Rachael Bade | September 24, 2020 | Washington PostThough meteorologists are striving to communicate better, there are some things you can do as an individual to better prepare for a hurricane.
NOAA is changing the way it talks about hurricanes | Greta Moran | September 22, 2020 | Popular-Science
It is the development of character, the triumph of intellectuality and spirituality I have striven to express.'
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementI have striven in vain to bring any scene in which he was concerned with me to my recollection, and always failed.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorIt seemed here as if the genius of fire had striven to outdo the grotesque extravagances of the genii of the waters.
Overland | John William De ForestDalgard had striven since that moment of contact to keep in touch with the nebulous other mind, to project his need for help.
Star Born | Andre NortonLike heroes indeed thirsting for fight they rush about; like combatants eager for glory they have striven in battles.
Sacred Books of the East | Various
British Dictionary definitions for strive
/ (straɪv) /
(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effort: to strive to get promotion
(intr) to fight; contend
Origin of strive
1Derived forms of strive
- striver, noun
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