strive

[ strahyv ]

/ straɪv /

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verb (used without object), strove

[strohv] /stroʊv/ or strived, striv·en

[striv-uhn] /ˈstrɪv ən/ or strived, striv·ing.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR strive

2 toil.

3 struggle, fight.

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Origin of strive

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English striven from Old French estriver “to quarrel, compete, strive” from Germanic; compare obsolete Dutch strijven, German streben “to strive”

synonym study for strive

1. See try.

OTHER WORDS FROM strive

striv·er, nounin·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.

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.
Every episode of Gilmore Girls, ranked|Constance Grady|October 6, 2020|Vox
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 Hub
You 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 Post

Though 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 Clement
I 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 Taylor
It 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 Forest
Dalgard 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 Norton
Like 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

strive

/ (straɪv) /

verb strives, striving, strove or striven (ˈstrɪvən)

(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effortto strive to get promotion

(intr) to fight; contend

Derived forms of strive

striver, noun

Word Origin for strive

C13: from Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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