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   strive

   /strʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something: "national movements were striving for independence"
   • ▪ struggle or fight vigorously: "scholars must strive against bias" Similar trytry hardattemptendeavouraimaspireventureundertakeseekmake an effortmake every effortspare no effortexert oneselfdo one's bestdo all one cando one's utmostgive one's alllabourworktoilstrainstruggleapply oneselfhave a go atinformal:bend/fall/lean over backwardsgo all outgive it one's best shotgive it a whirlhave a crack athave a stab atpull out all the stopsformal:essaystrugglefightbattlecombatcontendgrapplecampaignwarcrusade

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estriver; related to estrif ‘strife’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. striver noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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     1

   • T

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   • R

     1

   • I

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   • V

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   • E

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