strive
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English striven (“to strive”), from Old French estriver (“to compete, quarrel”), from Frankish *strīban (“to exert, make an effort”) from Proto-Germanic *strībaną, or from Frankish *stribēn (“to strive”) from Proto-Germanic *stribāną.
As this verb is conjugated as if it were a strong verb (like drive, ride, and write), it is possible this word may instead be inherited from an unattested Old English *strīfan or *strifian, which would itself also be inherited from Proto-Germanic *strībaną.
Inflected forms:
form: strives
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: striving
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: past
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: past
form: striven
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: colloquial
nonstandard
participle
past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: strives
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: strive
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: striving
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: striven
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: strived
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: strove
pos: verb
tags: colloquial
nonstandard
participle
past
Senses:
gloss: To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
pos: verb
examples: He strove to excel.
We strive for the truth.
Though the writer has striven to dwell on aspects that have passed, or are passing away, it will be apparent that many features of Midland practice have been adopted as standard for the L.M.S.R. and other railways.
Moreover, on several occasions, terminus stations such as Nine Elms, Bishop's Bridge, Maiden Lane and Bishopgate were built rather further away from the centre of London, only to be dispensed with as the various railway companies strove to get as near as possible to the lucrative markets of the City and the West End.
gloss: To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
pos: verb
examples: to strive against fate
Now private pity strove with public hate, / Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate.
We have met this new thing that has come upon the earth and have striven against its armies, but could not drive them forth; and the new thing is beautiful but very angry, and is creeping towards the gods.
gloss: To vie; to compete as a rival.
pos: verb
examples: [Not] that sweet grove
 Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired
 Castalian spring, might with this paradise
 Of Eden strive.
Synonyms: put
keep
&c. one's nose to the grindstone
put one's back into
give 110%
break one's back
work hard
apply oneself
put one's shoulder to the wheel
Related words: strife
Derived words: do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope
gainstrive
overstrive
restrive
striver
strivingly
unstriving
upstrive
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