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strives

strives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strive.

strives is the plural 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...

Questions about strives

What is strives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strive.

Words near strives in the dictionary

  1. strive
  2. strived
  3. striven
  4. striver
  5. strivers
  6. strives
  7. strivest
  8. striveth
  9. striving
  10. strivingly
  11. strivings

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