strive

Speech parts

1. strive - Noun

2. strive - Verb

Meaning

Strife; contention.

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.

An effort; a striving.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

endeavor struggle aim work attempt vie reach fight labor try seek pursue strain aspire endeavour
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Antonyms

while rest loaf avoid reject forget
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Hypernyms

attempt labour drive labor try seek

Hyponyms

buck struggle trouble bother take pains kill oneself

Phrases with the word

strive to strive to do strive for strive against to strive strive towards

Derivatives

strove striven striving

Anagrams

stiver Rivest verist rivets

Examples

we endeavor to make our customers happy Source: Internet

straining our ears to hear Source: Internet

890- Qatar pursues a vigorous program of " Qatarization ", under which all joint venture industries and government departments strive to move Qatari nationals into positions of greater authority. Source: Internet

According to him, the smell of one of Ghana’s spice locally called “prekese” will not allow the virus to strive in Ghana. Source: Internet

A central tenet of all faiths is for all life to be safeguarded, and for humans to strive for balance and harmony with the natural world. Source: Internet

ACU under my leadership will strive to ensure that its academic operations, including curriculum design and development, are tailored to achieve a substantial completion percentage of its strategic plans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stritch Strite Strittmatter strive against strive for strive to do