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strive
verb
-
strive
,
striving
,
strives
,
strove
,
strived
,
striven
to
try
very
hard
over
a
period
of
time
to
do
or
achieve
something
•
The
young
scientist
strives
every
day
to
find
a
cure
for
the
disease
.
The
young
scientist
strives
every
day
to
find
a
cure
for
the
disease
.
•
Athletes
must
strive
for
excellence
if
they
want
to
win
a
gold
medal
.
Athletes
must
strive
for
excellence
if
they
want
to
win
a
gold
medal
.
From
Middle
English
striven
,
from
Old
French
estriver
“
to
quarrel
,
contend
”,
of
Germanic
origin
.
verb
-
strive
,
striving
,
strives
,
strove
,
strived
,
striven
(
literary
)
to
struggle
or
fight
against
someone
or
something
•
The
knights
strove
against
the
invaders
to
defend
their
kingdom
.
The
knights
strove
against
the
invaders
to
defend
their
kingdom
.
•
She
strives
with
inner
doubts
that
threaten
her
peace
.
She
strives
with
inner
doubts
that
threaten
her
peace
.
Same
origin
as
the
modern
sense
,
showing
earlier
meaning
of
physical
or
moral
struggle
.
