transitive. To labour after, seek after, provide; to get by effort, to obtain, acquire, or earn by labour; also (later) simply, to get, obtain. In…

Const. after, for, †to, †unto (the object to be attained).

To labour for, toil for.

transitive. To gain by labour; to work hard for.

transitive. To strive for.

transitive. To labour for, work for. (Cf. betravel v. at be-, prefix affix 4.)

intransitive. To strive to reach or obtain; to endeavour to achieve. Cf. sense 10. Now rare.

intransitive. To make rough or random cuts; to deliver cutting blows. Also with at, †through, †upon, etc.

transitive. To work for (something); to earn by one's labour.

transitive. To seek to gain or bring about; to follow after, strive for. Obsolete.

intr. to scratch for, to struggle fiercely to obtain.

intransitive. Chiefly with prepositional phrase: to direct one's efforts toward achieving or attaining something; to aim, strive; to try.

intransitive. To make a strenuous effort or endeavour; to seek something actively; to strive †at or †after; to be urgent in request or…