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English verb: strive | |||
| 1. | strive (social) attempt by employing effort | ||
| Samples | We endeavor to make our customers happy. | ||
| Synonyms | endeavor, endeavour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | be at pains, buck, struggle, take pains | ||
| 2. | strive (competition) to exert much effort or energy | ||
| Samples | Straining our ears to hear. | ||
| Synonyms | reach, strain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drive, labor, labour, push, tug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bother, extend oneself, inconvenience oneself, kill oneself, overexert oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | ||
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