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strive

/ strive /

verb

verb Sense 1

to exert much effort or energy

"straining our ears to hear"

Type of:

tug labor labour

Kinds of:

extend oneself kill oneself overexert oneself trouble oneself trouble

Derived:

strain straining striving nisus pains

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

attempt by employing effort

"we endeavor to make our customers happy"

Type of:

try seek attempt

Kinds of:

struggle take pains be at pains buck

Derived:

striving nisus pains strain attempt

Usage Patterns:

Something is ----ing PP

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