strive
To make strenuous effort; endeavor earnestly; labor hard; do one''s endeavor; try earnestly and persistently: followed by an infinitive: as, he strove hard to win the prize; to strive to excel; to
STRIVE meaning: 1. to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or. Learn more.
If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it. He strives hard to keep himself very fit. [VERB to-infinitive] She strove to read the name on the
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