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Word: Strive
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estriver; related to estrif ‘strife’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
strʌɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
Short Definition:make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
Examples:- national movements were striving for independence
- we must strive to secure steady growth
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