strive

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And, more particularly, this word strive is expressed by several other terms; as, (1.)

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  1. intransitive verb To exert much effort or energy; endeavor.
  2. intransitive verb To struggle or fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.

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endeavor ·  toil ·  aspiration ·  endeavour ·  crave ·  vigil ·  yearn ·  longing ·  turmoil ·  urge ·  drudgery ·  quest

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strive:   strove ·  striving ·  striven ·  strives
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  1. Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel; see strife.

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  1. from Middle English striven, stryven, strifen (orig. a weak verb, preterit strived, afterward conformed to the analogy of strong verbs like drive, preterit drove, with preterit strof, strove, past participle striven), from Old French estriver = Provencal estribar, strive, prob. from Old High German *strīban, in deriv. weak verb, Middle High German G. streben = Dutch streven = MLO. streven, Low German strewen = Swedish sträfva = Danish stræbe, strive; cf. Icelandic strīdha = Swedish strīda, strive: see stride, and cf. strife.
  2. from strive, v.
 

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