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strive
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strive  (strv)
intr.v. strove (strv), striv·en (strvn) or strived, striv·ing, strives
1. To exert much effort or energy; endeavor.
2. To struggle or fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.

[Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel; see strife.]

striver n.
striving·ly adv.

strive
Verb
[striving, strove, striven] to make a great effort: to strive for a peaceful settlement [Old French estriver]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
struggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
be at pains, take pains - try very hard to do something
buck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
2.strive - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
extend oneself - strain to the utmost
kill oneself, overexert oneself - strain oneself more than is healthy
labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

strive
verb try, labour, struggle, fight, attempt, compete, strain, contend, endeavour, go for it (informal) try hard, toil, make every effort, go all out (informal) bend over backwards (informal) do your best, go for broke (slang) leave no stone unturned, bust a gut (informal) do all you can, give it your best shot (informal) jump through hoops (informal) break your neck (informal) exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal) knock yourself out (informal) do your utmost, do your damnedest (informal) give it your all (informal) rupture yourself (informal)
Translations

strive [pt strove, pp striven] [straɪv, strəuv, ˈstrɪvn] vi to strive to do sth → esforzarse or luchar por hacer algo
strive [strove , pt , striven , pp ] [straɪv, strəuv, ˈstrɪvn] vi to strive to do/for sth → s'efforcer de faire/d'obtenir qch
strive [straɪv] [strove , pt , striven , pp ] vi to strive for sth → nach etw streben;
to strive to do sth → danach streben, etw zu tun
strive [pt strove,, pp striven] [straɪv, strəuv, ˈstrɪvn] vi to strive to do → sforzarsi di fare

strive
v strive [straiv]
to try very hard or struggle He always strives to please his teacher.streweيُكافِح، يُناضِلстремя сеusilovatbestræbe sig påsich (be)mühenπασχίζω, μοχθώ, αγωνίζομαιesforzarsepüüdma, pingutamaسعي كردنyrittää kovastis'efforcer deלְהֵיָאֵבקहोड़ करना, प्रतिस्पर्धा करनाnastojati, truditi seigyekszikberusaha kerasleggja sig allan framsforzarsi努める노력하다, 애쓰다; 분투하다stengtis, siekticensties; pūlētiesberusahazijn best doenstrebe, kjempe (for å)usiłować, starać się, wysilać sięesforçar-sea se străduiстремитьсяusilovaťprizadevati sitežitisträva efter, bemöda sig omพยายามอย่างที่สุดuğraşmak, didinmek力求старатися; докладати зусильجد و جہد کرناphấn đấu, đấu tranh

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