strive

S0813500 (strīv)intr.v. strove (strōv) or strived, striv·en (strĭv′ən) or strived, striv·ing, strives 1. To exert much effort or energy; endeavor.2. To struggle or fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.

[Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel; see strife.]

striv′er n.striv′ing·ly adv.

strive

(straɪv) vb, strives, striving, strove or striven (ˈstrɪvən) 1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effort: to strive to get promotion. 2. (intr) to fight; contend[C13: from Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight] ˈstriver n

strive

(straɪv)

v.i. strove or strived, striv•en (ˈstrɪv ən) or strived, striv•ing. 1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard. 2. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success. 3. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete. 4. to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate. 5. to rival; vie. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French estriver to quarrel, compete, strive < Germanic; compare obsolete Dutch strijven, Middle High German strīben to strive] striv′er, n.

strive

compete - Comes from Latin competere, "come together," but in later Latin, it developed the sense "strive together," which was the basis for the English term.
repugn, repugnant - Repugn means "to strive against" or "be contradictory or inconsistent," giving us repugnant.
strive - Seems to be from Old French estriver, "quarrel, strive."
win - Its Germanic base gave it its first meaning, "to labor, strive, work."

strive

Past participle: striven
Gerund: striving

Imperative
strive
strive

Present
I strive
you strive
he/she/it strives
we strive
you strive
they strive

Preterite
I strove
you strove
he/she/it strove
we strove
you strove
they strove

Present Continuous
I am striving
you are striving
he/she/it is striving
we are striving
you are striving
they are striving

Present Perfect
I have striven
you have striven
he/she/it has striven
we have striven
you have striven
they have striven

Past Continuous
I was striving
you were striving
he/she/it was striving
we were striving
you were striving
they were striving

Past Perfect
I had striven
you had striven
he/she/it had striven
we had striven
you had striven
they had striven

Future
I will strive
you will strive
he/she/it will strive
we will strive
you will strive
they will strive

Future Perfect
I will have striven
you will have striven
he/she/it will have striven
we will have striven
you will have striven
they will have striven

Future Continuous
I will be striving
you will be striving
he/she/it will be striving
we will be striving
you will be striving
they will be striving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been striving
you have been striving
he/she/it has been striving
we have been striving
you have been striving
they have been striving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been striving
you will have been striving
he/she/it will have been striving
we will have been striving
you will have been striving
they will have been striving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been striving
you had been striving
he/she/it had been striving
we had been striving
you had been striving
they had been striving

Conditional
I would strive
you would strive
he/she/it would strive
we would strive
you would strive
they would strive

Past Conditional
I would have striven
you would have striven
he/she/it would have striven
we would have striven
you would have striven
they would have striven

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"endeavor, endeavourstruggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"be at pains, take pains - try very hard to do somethingbuck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
	2.	strive - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"strain, reachextend oneself - strain to the utmostkill oneself, overexert oneself - strain oneself more than is healthylabor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

strive

verb try, labour, struggle, fight, attempt, compete, strain, contend, endeavour, go for it (informal), try hard, toil, make every effort, go all out (informal), bend over backwards (informal), do your best, go for broke (slang), leave no stone unturned, bust a gut (informal), do all you can, give it your best shot (informal), jump through hoops (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), knock yourself out (informal), do your utmost, do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) He strives hard to keep himself very fit.

strive

verb1. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion:drive, fag, labor, moil, strain, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work.Idiom: break one's back.2. To make an attempt to do or make:assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, try.Idioms: have a go at, have a shot at, have a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at.

Translations

力求

strive

(straiv) – past tense strove (strouv) : past participle striven (ˈstrivn) – verb to try very hard or struggle. He always strives to please his teacher.力求

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strive after (something)

To put forth a great and tenacious effort to attain or accomplish something, especially that which is uncertain or intangible. I have spent my career as an artist striving after beauty and truth in their most ideal forms. You should spend less time striving after the praise and acceptance of others.See also: after, strive

strive against (something)

To put forth a great and tenacious effort to prevent or oppose something. My great-grandfather gave his life striving against tyranny and oppression. The local community has been striving against the economic decline with a number of initiatives to keep people employed.See also: strive

strive for (something)

To put forth a great and tenacious effort to attain or accomplish something. I could tell she was striving for that promotion by how hard she'd been working recently. Our organization has been striving for peace in this region for the last ten years. You should always strive for excellence, but striving for perfection is a fool's errand.See also: strive

strive to (do something)

To put forth a great and tenacious effort to do or accomplish something. Our team has striven to create the most realistic computer-generated effects ever seen. We are striving to bring peace to the war-torn region.See also: strive

strive toward (something)

To put forth a great and tenacious effort in order to achieve or approach some particular goal. You should always strive toward excellence, but striving toward perfection is a fool's errand. I'm striving toward a 4.0 this semester, but it's going to be tough.See also: strive, toward

strive after something

to try very hard to obtain something. I am always striving after perfection. Ted was striving after a promotion and finally got it.See also: after, strive

strive against something

to work against something. He worked hard, striving against failure at every turn. Things were difficult. I had to strive against quitting almost every day.See also: strive

strive for something

to try to obtain or bring about something. I am striving for the best possible result. Mary strives for perfection in everything she does.See also: strive

strive to do something

to try hard to do something. She strove very hard to do what she had set out to do. Please strive to do it as best you can.See also: strive

strive toward something

to work toward a goal. DI always strive toward perfection. Mary strove toward doing her best at all times.See also: strive, toward

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verb try

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verb to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion

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verb to make an attempt to do or make

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verb attempt by employing effort

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verb to exert much effort or energy

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