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Showing words for STRIVE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Strive

rivets, stiver, strive, trevis, verist

5 Letter Words for Strive

iters, reist, resit, rites, rives, rivet, siver, steri, stire, stive, tiers, tires, tirve, tiver, tries, verst, verts, viers

4 Letter Words for Strive

eris, erst, ires, iter, reit, rest, rets, revs, ries, rise, rist, rite, rits, rive, seir, seit, sert, serv, sier, sire, site, ster, stie, stir, stre, tier, ties, tire, tres, trie, veri, vers, vert, vest, vets, vier, vies, vise, vite

3 Letter Words for Strive

eir, ers, ert, esr, est, ire, irs, ise, ist, its, ive, rei, res, rev, rie, rit, riv, rte, rti, sei, ser, set, sie, sir, sit, sri, str, ter, tes, tie, tis, tri, trs, tsi, vei, ver, vet, vie, vis

Definitions for Strive

[1] to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
[2] to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
[3] to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
[4] to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
[5] to rival; vie.
[6] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effort to strive to get promotion
[7] (intr) to fight; contend

Words related to Strive

tackle, aim, endeavor, seek, essay, contend, sweat, moil, attempt, toil, offer, work, drive, labor, strain, hassle, jockey, compete, struggle, push

Words nearby Strive

stripper, stript, striptease, stripteaser, stripy, strive, strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic

Origin of Strive

1175–1225; Middle English striven < Old French estriver to quarrel, compete, strive < Germanic; compare obsolete Dutch strijven, German streben to strive

Other words from Strive

striv·er , noun
striv·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·strive , verb (used without object), in·ter·strove, in·ter·striv·en, in·ter·striv·ing.
out·strive , verb (used with object), out·strove, out·striv·en, out·striv·ing.
o·ver·strive , verb (used without object), o·ver·strove, o·ver·striv·en, o·ver·striv·ing.
re·strive , verb (used without object), re·strove, re·striv·en, re·striv·ing.
un·striv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Strive

C13: from Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight

Synonyms for Strive

aim, endeavor, go all out, seek, tackle, assay, attempt, compete, contend, drive, essay, fight, hassle, jockey, labor, moil, offer, push, scramble, strain, struggle, sweat, toil, tug, work, bear down, bend over backward, break one's neck, do one's best, do one's utmost, go after, go for broke, go for the jugular, go the limit, knock oneself out, leave no stone unturned, make every effort, shoot for, take on, try hard