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Meaning of 'strive'
Meaning of 'strive' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Strive 
[ n.]
- An effort; a striving. [ n.]- Strife; contention.
2. Strive [ v. i.]
- To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with
earnestness; to labor hard. [ v. i.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- to exert much effort or energy
- to exert much effort or energy
Example in sentence:
- straining our ears to hear
Meaning (2):
- attempt by employing effort
- attempt by employing effort
Example in sentence:
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
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