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strive
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- pronunciation:
- straIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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verb |
| inflections: |
strives, striving, strived, strove, striven |
| definition: |
to try or work hard.
My brother strives to be a better piano player.- synonyms:
- endeavor, exert oneself, strain, struggle, try
- similar words:
- aim, aspire, bend over backward, labor, push, seek, sweat, toil
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| related words: |
contend, quest, scramble, strain, try |
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| derivations: |
strivingly (adv.), striver (n.) |
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