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   strive

   /strʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something: "national movements were striving for independence"
   • ▪ struggle or fight vigorously: "scholars must strive against bias" Similar trytry hardattemptendeavouraimaspireventureundertakeseekmake an effortmake every effortspare no effortexert oneselfdo one's bestdo all one cando one's utmostgive one's alllabourworktoilstrainstruggleapply oneselfhave a go atinformal:bend/fall/lean over backwardsgo all outgive it one's best shotgive it a whirlhave a crack athave a stab atpull out all the stopsformal:essaystrugglefightbattlecombatcontendgrapplecampaignwarcrusade

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estriver; related to estrif ‘strife’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. striver noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Synonyms for STRIVE: struggle, labor, work, endeavor, try, toil, tug, slave; Antonyms of STRIVE: break, slacken, ease (up), let up, shirk, relax, lounge, rest.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to strive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of strive. A desire to please his parents made him strive to do well. Synonyms. struggle. try hard. attempt.

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   Synonyms for STRIVE in English: try, labour, struggle, fight, attempt, compete, strain, contend, endeavour, go for it, ….

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