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    [Verb]  | "strive" | \ ˈstrīv \


    1: to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor

    2: to struggle in opposition : contend


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, to quarrel, contend, fight, endeavor, from Anglo-French estriver to quarrel, from estri, estrif strife {mat|strife|};

    [Verb]  | "strove" 


    1: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace "



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    2: to make an effort to do;


      * e.g., " ... let us strive to make the most of this opportunity "



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    [Verb]  | "strive" 


    1: to make an effort to do;


      * e.g., " ... let us strive to make the most of this opportunity "



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    2: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace "



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