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Definition of Strive
1. Verb. Attempt by employing effort. "We endeavor to make our customers happy"
Exact synonyms: Endeavor, Endeavour
Specialized synonyms: Struggle, Be At Pains, Take Pains, Buck
Generic synonyms: Assay, Attempt, Essay, Seek, Try
Derivative terms: Endeavor, Endeavor, Endeavour, Endeavour, Striving
Specialized synonyms: Struggle, Be At Pains, Take Pains, Buck
Generic synonyms: Assay, Attempt, Essay, Seek, Try
Derivative terms: Endeavor, Endeavor, Endeavour, Endeavour, Striving
2. Verb. To exert much effort or energy. "Straining our ears to hear"
Exact synonyms: Reach, Strain
Specialized synonyms: Extend Oneself, Kill Oneself, Overexert Oneself, Bother, Inconvenience Oneself, Trouble, Trouble Oneself
Generic synonyms: Drive, Labor, Labour, Push, Tug
Derivative terms: Strain, Strain
Specialized synonyms: Extend Oneself, Kill Oneself, Overexert Oneself, Bother, Inconvenience Oneself, Trouble, Trouble Oneself
Generic synonyms: Drive, Labor, Labour, Push, Tug
Derivative terms: Strain, Strain
Definition of Strive
1. v. i. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
2. n. An effort; a striving.
Definition of Strive
1. Verb. To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. ¹
2. Verb. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strive
1. to exert much effort or energy [v STROVE or STRIVED, STRIVEN, STRIVING, STRIVES]