Definition of strives Strives
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What does strives mean?
Part of speech
š¤- strives, verb, present, 3rd person singular of strive (infinitive).
WordNet
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| strive - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" | ||
| reach, strain | ||
| labor, labour, tug, push, drive undergo the efforts of childbirth | ||
| extend oneself strain to the utmost | ||
| kill oneself, overexert oneself strain oneself more than is healthy | ||
| inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble, bother take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" | ||
| strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" | ||
| endeavor, endeavour | ||
| assay, attempt, essay, seek, try analyze (chemical substances) | ||
| struggle to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope" | ||
| be at pains, take pains try very hard to do something | ||
| buck jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- strive (v. i.)
To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard. - strive (v. i.)
To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth. - strive (v. i.)
To vie; to compete; to be a rival. - strive (n.)
An effort; a striving. - strive (n.)
Strife; contention.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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strive
To exert much effort or energy on (e.g. ears, eyes, etc.). -
strive
To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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strive
strÄ«v, v.i. to make efforts (with with, against, for): to endeavour earnestly: to labour hard: to struggle, to fight: to contend: to aim:āpa.t. strÅve; pa.p. strivā²en.āns. StrÄ«vā²er; StrÄ«vā²ing.āadv. StrÄ«vā²ingly, with striving, struggles, or earnest efforts. [O. Fr. estriverāestrif, strifeāScand., Ice. strĆdh, strife.]
Part of speech
š¤- strive, verb, present, 1st person singular of strive (infinitive).
- strive, verb (infinitive).
