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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Strove \Strove\, imp. of {Strive}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Strive \Strive\, verb (used without an object) [imp. {Strove}; p. p. {Striven}(Rarely, {Strove}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striving}.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. str[ae]be, Sw. str["a]fva. Cf. {Strife}.]
1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
Was for this his ambition strove To equal C[ae]sar first, and after, Jove? --Cowley.
2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth. --Chaucer.
My Spirit shall not always strive with man. --Gen. vi. 3.
Why dost thou strive against him? --Job xxxiii. 13.
Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. --Denham.
3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. --Chaucer.
[Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive. --Milton.
Syn: To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
strive
verb
1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
2: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {reach}, {strain}] [also: {strove}, {striven}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
strove See {strive}
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