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strived

/ˈstɹaɪvd/

strived is the simple past and past participle of strive.

Meaning of strive

Verb

strive (third-person singular simple present strives, present participle striving, simple past strove or strived, past participle striven or strived or (nonstandard, colloquial) strove)

  1. To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
    • He strove to excel.
    Synonyms:
    seek, pursue, reach for
  2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
    • to strive against fate
  3. To vie; to compete as a rival.
    • [Not] that sweet grove
      Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired
      Castalian spring, might with this paradise
      Of Eden strive.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Synonyms of strived

Forms of strived

alternative formstrove
alternative formstriven

Words that rhyme with strived

Questions about strived

What is strived the simple past and past participle of?
Strived is the simple past and past participle of strive.
How do you pronounce strived?
Strived is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪvd/.

Words near strived in the dictionary

  1. Strite
  2. Strites
  3. Strittmatter
  4. Strittmatters
  5. strive
  6. strived
  7. striven
  8. striver
  9. strivers
  10. strives
  11. strivest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strived (page history and authors); strive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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