Definitions
to exert much effort or energy
Word origin
From Middle English striven (“to strive”), from Old French estriver (“to compete, quarrel”), from Frankish *strīban (“to exert, make an effort”) from Proto-Germanic *strībaną, or from Frankish *stribēn (“to strive”) from Proto-Germanic *stribāną.
Used in a sentence
“He strove to excel.”
“We strive for the truth.”
“Though the writer has striven to dwell on aspects that have passed, or are passing away, it will be apparent that many features of Midland practice have been adopted as standard for the L.M.S.R. and other railways.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Try hard”6 letters
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