Etymology: [ 'strIv ] (intransitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English striven "to strive" from Old French estriver "to compete, quarrel" from Old French estrif "quarrel, dispute", alteration (influenced by Germanic forms related to Frankish *strīban "to strive", compare Middle Dutch strijven "to strive", German streben "to strive") of Old French estrit, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *strīd "quarrel, dispute" from Proto-Germanic *strīdō (“combat, strife”). Akin to Old High German strīt "quarrel" (German Streit), Old High German strītan "to fight", Old Norse strīð "strife, contention". More at stride.
Synonyms: aim, assay, attempt, bear down, bend over backward, break one’s neck, compete, contend, do one’s best, do one’s utmost, drive, endeavor, essay, fight, go after, go all out, go for broke, go for the jugular, go the limit
To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest, To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently, Strife; contention, To try to achieve a result, to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear", The past tense is either strove or strived, and the past participle is either striven or strived. If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it. He strives hard to keep himself very fit Mr Annan said the region must now strive for economic development as well as peace. to make a great effort to achieve something strive to do sth (estriver), To vie; to compete; to be a rival, to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear, An effort; a striving, To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth, endeavor, try hard; compete; struggle, resist, To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard, attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy", Effort, Present participle of strive, strived, UK, past of strive, past participle of strive, of Strive, third-person singular of strive, an effortful attempt to attain a goal, & n, from Strive, strenuous effort made to attain a goal, effortful attempt to accomplish a task, voters, past tense of to strive, Strove is a past tense of strive. Past tense of strive. the past tense of strive,
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To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest - "to strive for the truth"
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To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently - "He strove to excel."
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Strife; contention
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To try to achieve a result
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to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
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The past tense is either strove or strived, and the past participle is either striven or strived. If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it. He strives hard to keep himself very fit Mr Annan said the region must now strive for economic development as well as peace. to make a great effort to achieve something strive to do sth (estriver)
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To vie; to compete; to be a rival
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to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear
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An effort; a striving
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To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth
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