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Noun striving has 1 sense
- striving, nisus, pains, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goal
--1 is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
--1 has particulars: jihad, jehad
Verb strive has 2 senses
- endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
--1 is one way to try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- strive, reach, strain - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
--2 is one way to tug, labor, labour, push, drive
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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