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 | ||