nnoun.actan effortful attempt to attain a goalSynset:nisus pains strain
Derivationally Related Form:strivestrenuousstrain
Hypernyms:attempt effort endeavor endeavour try
Inherited Hypernyms:strivingattemptactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:jehadjihad
vverb.socialattempt by employing effortSynset:endeavor endeavour strive
Examples:- we endeavor to make our customers happy
Derivationally Related Form:endeavorendeavourstriving
Hypernyms:assay attempt essay seek try
Inherited Hypernyms:endeavortryact
Direct Hyponyms:be at painsbuckstruggletake pains
Full Troponyms:buckstruggletake pains
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
vverb.competitionto exert much effort or energySynset:reach strain strive
Examples:- straining our ears to hear
Derivationally Related Form:strain
Hypernyms:drive labor labour push tug
Inherited Hypernyms:strivetugfighttryact
Direct Hyponyms:botherextend oneselfinconvenience oneselfkill oneselfoverexert oneselftroubletrouble oneself
Full Troponyms:extend oneselfkill oneselftrouble oneself
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP