Strive Definition

strīv

strived, striven, strives, striving, strove

verb

strived, striven, strives, striving, strove

To make great efforts; try very hard.

To strive to win.

Webster's New World

To be in conflict; struggle; contend; fight.

To strive against oppression.

Webster's New World

To compete; vie.

Webster's New World

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noun

(obsolete) An effort; a striving.

Wiktionary

Wiktionary

Origin of Strive

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 *strÄ«ban (“to strive"), compare Middle Dutch streven (“to strive"), German streben (“to strive")) of Old French estrit, from Frankish *strÄ«d (“quarrel, dispute") from Proto-Germanic *strÄ«dō (“combat, strife"). Akin to Old High German strÄ«t (“quarrel") (German Streit), Old High German strÄ«tan (“to fight"), Old Norse strīð (“strife, contention"). More at stride.

From Wiktionary
Middle English striven from Old French estriver from estrit, estrif quarrel strife

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition