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verb
- 1. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something: "national movements were striving for independence"
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The meaning of STRIVE is to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor. How to use strive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strive.
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties: [ + to infinitive ] Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to. In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms. Synonyms. attempt. endeavour UK. try (ATTEMPT)
Synonyms for STRIVE: struggle, labor, work, endeavor, try, toil, tug, slave; Antonyms of STRIVE: break, slacken, ease (up), let up, shirk, relax, lounge, rest.
To strive is to endeavor, reach, or strain for something above or beyond. We strive for self-improvement, a better world, or success in general.
Strive definition: to exert oneself vigorously; try hard. See examples of STRIVE used in a sentence.
If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it.
1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard. 2. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success. 3. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete. 4. to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate. 5. to rival; vie.
Definition of strive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Noun. Filter. verb. strived, striven, strives, striving, strove. To make great efforts; try very hard. To strive to win. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be in conflict; struggle; contend; fight. To strive against oppression. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To compete; vie. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms:
