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Definition strive

Etymology 1

From Middle English striven (“to strive”), from Old French estriver (“to compete, quarrel”), from Old French estrif (“quarrel, dispute”), alteration (influenced by Germanic forms related to Frankish *str?ban (“to strive”), from Proto-Germanic *str?ban?, *stribjan?, *strib?n?; compare Middle Dutch streven (“to strive”), German streben (“to strive”)) of Old French estrit, from Frankish *str?d (“quarrel, dispute”) from Proto-Germanic *str?d? (“combat, strife”). Akin to Old High German str?t (“quarrel”) (German Streit), Old High German str?tan (“to fight”), Old Norse stríð (“strife, contention”). More at stride.

Verb

strive (third-person singular simple present strives, present participle striving, simple past strove or strived, past participle striven or strived)

1. To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
3. To vie; to compete as a rival.

Etymology 2

Noun

strive (plural strives)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of strife

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