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Meaning of 'strive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strive [ n.]
- An effort; a striving.
- Strife; contention.
2 . Strive [ v. i.]
- To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
- 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.
- To vie; to compete; to be a rival.

Meaning of 'strive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to exert much effort or energy
Example in sentence:
  • straining our ears to hear
Meaning (2):
- attempt by employing effort
Example in sentence:
  • we endeavor to make our customers happy

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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