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strive
(strīv)intr.v. strove (strōv) or strived, striv·en (strĭv′ən) 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.]
striv′er n.
striv′ing·ly adv.
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strive
(straɪv)vb, strives, striving, strove or striven (ˈstrɪvən)
1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effort: to strive to get promotion.
2. (intr) to fight; contend
[C13: from Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight]
ˈstriver n
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strive
(straɪv)v.i. strove or strived, striv•en (ˈstrɪv ən) or strived, striv•ing.
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.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French estriver to quarrel, compete, strive < Germanic; compare obsolete Dutch strijven, Middle High German strīben to strive]
striv′er, n.
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strive
- compete - Comes from Latin competere, "come together," but in later Latin, it developed the sense "strive together," which was the basis for the English term.
- repugn, repugnant - Repugn means "to strive against" or "be contradictory or inconsistent," giving us repugnant.
- strive - Seems to be from Old French estriver, "quarrel, strive."
- win - Its Germanic base gave it its first meaning, "to labor, strive, work."
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strive
Past participle: striven
Gerund: striving
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| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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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) He strives hard to keep himself very fit.
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strive
verb1. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion:
Idiom: break one's back.
2. To make an attempt to do or make:
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Translations
يُكافِح، يُناضِل
usilovat
bestræbe sig på
leggja sig allan fram
censtiespūlēties
usilovať
didinmekuğraşmak
strive
[straɪv] (strove (pt) (striven (pp))) VI → esforzarse, procurarto strive after or for sth → esforzarse por conseguir algo
to strive against sth → luchar contra algo
to strive to do sth → esforzarse por hacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
strive
[ˈstraɪv] [strove] (pt) [striven] (pp) vito strive to do sth → s'efforcer de faire qch
to strive for sth → aspirer à qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
strive
pret <strove>, ptp <striven>vi (= exert oneself) → sich bemühen; (= fight) → kämpfen; to strive to do something → bestrebt or bemüht sein, etw zu tun; to strive for or (old) after something → etw anstreben, nach etw streben; to strive against something → gegen etw (an)kämpfen; to strive with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw ringen or kämpfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
strive
[straɪv] (strove (pt) (striven (pp))) [ˈstrɪvn] vi → sforzarsistrive as he might → per quanto si sforzasse
to strive after or for sth → lottare per ottenere qc
to strive to do sth → sforzarsi di fare qc, fare ogni sforzo per fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
strive
(straiv) – past tense strove (strouv) : past participle striven (ˈstrivn) – verb to try very hard or struggle. He always strives to please his teacher.
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