strive

Etymology 1
From, from , from from , or from  from.

Verb

 * 1) To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
 * 2) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
 * 3) To vie; to compete as a rival.
 * 1) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
 * 2) To vie; to compete as a rival.
 * 1) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
 * 2) To vie; to compete as a rival.
 * 1) To vie; to compete as a rival.
 * 1) To vie; to compete as a rival.
 * 1) To vie; to compete as a rival.

Usage notes

 * This often occurs as a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
 * The strong or irregular forms "strove" and "striven" are more commonly used in print than "strived".

Synonyms

 * //&c. 's, , , , , ,

Translations

 * American Sign Language: S@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-S@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross S@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-S@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown
 * Arabic:, اِجْتَهَدَ, نَاضَلَ, حَرَصَ, , جَاهَدَ
 * Belarusian: імкну́цца, пра́гнуць, рва́цца, стара́цца, намага́цца, дбаць
 * Bulgarian: стремя́ се, старая се
 * Catalan:, , , , ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: stræbe efter, hige efter, arbejde med stor anstrengelse
 * Dutch:
 * Egyptian:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , , hartiavoima, ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: სწრაფვა, მცდელობა, ცდა, ბრძოლა
 * German:, , , ringen um, sich einsetzen für
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐍃𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀγονίζομαι
 * Hindi: प्रयास करना, उद्यम करना
 * Icelandic: leggja sig fram (leggja sig fram)
 * Ido:, luctar,
 * Indonesian: berjuang, memperjuangkan, bersusah payah
 * Irish: bí ag dréim
 * Old Irish: ad·cosnai
 * Italian:, , , arrabattarsi, , , , dare il massimo
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Kazakh: тырысу
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: تێکۆشان
 * Latin: mōlior, ,
 * Lü: ᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦣᧂ
 * Macedonian: се стреми
 * Maori: oke, nanaiore,
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠳᠬᠦᠬᠦ
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan: s'esforçar, s'esperforçar,
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:, , , ,
 * Portuguese: esforçar-se,, aplicar-se
 * Russian:, , , , закатать рукава
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: те́жити
 * Roman:
 * Shan:
 * Slovak: snažiť sa, usilovať sa
 * Slovene: stremeti, prizadevati
 * Spanish:, , , romperse el lomo, , ,
 * Swedish:, (sig), ge 110%,
 * Tajik: кӯшиш кардан
 * Telugu: కష్టించు, కృషి చేయు
 * Thai:, ,
 * Tocharian B: lāl-
 * Ukrainian: пра́гнути, рва́тися, стара́тися, намага́тися, силува́тися,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zhuang: roengzrengz, haenqrengz


 * Arabic: جَاهَدَ
 * Bulgarian: боря се
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ringen mit, sich einsetzen gegen
 * Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐρίζω
 * Irish: bí ag coimhlint
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: oke
 * Ngazidja Comorian: uwana na
 * Old English: flītan
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: čeliť, bojovať