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- DictionaryStrive/strīv/
verb
- 1. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something: "national movements were striving for independence"
The meaning of STRIVE is to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor. How to use strive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strive.
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties: [ + to infinitive ] Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to. In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.
Strive definition: to exert oneself vigorously; try hard. See examples of STRIVE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STRIVE: struggle, labor, work, endeavor, try, toil, tug, slave; Antonyms of STRIVE: break, slacken, ease (up), let up, shirk, relax, lounge, rest.
To strive is to endeavor, reach, or strain for something above or beyond. We strive for self-improvement, a better world, or success in general.
If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it.
Definition of strive verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete. to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
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.
to try very hard to do or achieve something: to strive for happiness / peace. [ + to do sth ] We are constantly striving to improve our service. (Definition of strive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
