Complete Definition of "strive"

English

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /'stɻaɪv/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪv|-aɪv

Verb
en-verb|strives|striving|strove or strived|striven or strived

  1. To try to achieve a result.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to try
Czech: usilovat
Dutch: streven
Esperanto: strebi
Finnish: pyrkiä, ponnistella, yrittää
French: s'efforcer
German: streben
Indonesian: juang|berjuang, juang|memperjuangkan, susah payah|bersusah payah
trans-mid
Italian: sforzarsi
Japanese: ���� (������, doryoku-suru), �� (����, tatakau)
Kurdish: KUchar|ت�ک�شا�
Portuguese: esforçar-se, batalhar por algo
Slovene: stremeti, prizadevati si
Telugu: �ష��ి��� (kashTiMchu), ��షి ��య� (krushi cEyu)
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Category:English control verbs
Category:English irregular verbs

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