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Strive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Strive has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative form of strife

"The old manuscript contained rare alternative forms of strife, including strive in certain dialects."

In plain English: There is no noun form of the word strive; it is only used as a verb meaning to try very hard or work toward something with great effort.

"His main strive is to save enough money for college before he graduates."

Verb
1

attempt by employing effort

"we endeavor to make our customers happy"

2

to exert much effort or energy

"straining our ears to hear"

3

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

"She strives to run her own business while balancing her family responsibilities."

In plain English: To strive means to try very hard to achieve something important.

"She strives to finish her homework before dinner every night."

Usage: Use strive when you want to emphasize persistent, hard work toward a goal rather than just attempting it casually. It often pairs with "for" or an infinitive verb (e.g., strive for success) but never takes a direct object like "strive the result."

Example Sentences
"His main strive is to save enough money for college before he graduates." noun
"She strives to finish her homework before dinner every night." verb
"She strives to finish her homework before dinner every night." verb
"The team will strive for victory in the final match tomorrow." verb
"He always strives to be kind and helpful to his neighbors." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
try tug
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
struggle take pains buck extend oneself kill oneself trouble oneself

Origin

The word "strive" comes from Middle English and Old French, originally meaning to compete or quarrel. Its roots trace back through Frankish to Proto-Germanic, where it meant to exert effort or make an attempt.

Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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