Search results
- DictionaryStrive/strīv/
verb
- 1. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something: "national movements were striving for independence"
Definition of strive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
STRIVE definition: to try very hard to do or achieve something: . Learn more.
2 days ago · If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it.
strive. [ strahyv ] show ipa. See synonyms for strive on Thesaurus.com. verb (used without object), strove [strohv] or strived, striv·en [striv-uhn] or strived, striv·ing. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
STRIVE meaning: 1. to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or…. Learn more.
