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strivestrive /straɪv/ ●○○ verb (past tense strove /stroʊv/, past participle striven /ˈstrɪvən/), noun [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYstriveOrigin: 1100-1200 Old French estriver VERB TABLEstrive |
| Present | I, you, we, they | strive | | he, she, it | strives | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | strove | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have striven | | he, she, it | has striven | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had striven | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will strive | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have striven |
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| Present | I | am striving | | he, she, it | is striving | | you, we, they | are striving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was striving | | you, we, they | were striving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been striving | | he, she, it | has been striving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been striving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be striving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been striving |
► strive to do something We strive to be 100% accurate. THESAURUSattempt► try to take action in order to do something that you may or may not succeed at: Tim may not be good at talking about his feelings, but at least he tries. I try and try, but I can’t lose weight. ► attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult: He was attempting to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen. ► make an effort to do something to try hard to do something, using more energy, time, or effort than usual: The teachers make an effort to identify a student’s strengths and weaknesses. ► do your best to do something to try very hard to do something, making sure to put all your energy, time, or effort into it: We will do our best to get it finished by Friday. ► struggle to try very hard for a long time to do something difficult, especially when you are not completely successful: Many poor families struggle to buy food and pay their bills. ► fight to try hard to do or get something, especially when other people do not want you to do or get it: Women had to fight for the right to vote. ► strive formal to work hard at all times to achieve something or keep a standard of quality: We strive to consistently improve our performance. ► endeavor formal to try to do something. Used especially in writing or formal speech: The company endeavors to satisfy its customers. to make a great effort to achieve something: strive for We are striving for social justice and peace.strive to do something We strive to be 100% accurate.► see thesaurus at try1 |