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• present participle of strive.

striving

American  

[strahy-ving] / ˈstraɪ vɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or practice of trying hard to do, reach, or achieve something; vigorous effort.

   In the striving for a just and lasting peace, ten agreements have already been reached by national and rebel forces.

2. the act of fighting or struggling against someone or something; competition, opposition, or battle.

   The pursuit of justice itself, or the striving against injustice, is a path to piety in Judaism.

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adjective

1. trying hard; making a vigorous effort to do, reach, or achieve something.

   America is the striving immigrant who starts a business or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kids a better life.

2. fighting or struggling against each other.

   Atonement aims at the unification of striving factions by making amends for whatever caused the trouble.

Other Word Forms

• unstriving
  adjective
• strivingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of striving

First recorded in 1225–75; striv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; striv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses

Example Sentences

Developers are striving to achieve fault tolerance by the end of the decade, which means building a machine that can run smoothly even when its individual parts fail or experience disruption.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

The chain’s operations chief will take over as CEO of the world’s biggest pizza company, which is striving to reinvigorate sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Instead of striving to set a timeline for their child’s exit, parents should take pride in providing assistance as their child navigates independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Doris, a Brooklyn cocktail bar, also is striving for fan unity - sort of.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

I open to the epigraph, a quote by Wendell Berry: "In the circle of the human we are weary with striving, and are without rest."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour