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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
strive
 
PRONUNCIATION:  strv
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: strove (  strv), striv·en (strvn) or strived, striv·ing, strives
1. To exert much effort or energy; endeavor. 2. To struggle or fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel. See strife.
OTHER FORMS:striver —NOUN
striving·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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