striven
STRIV-uhn/ˈstɹɪvən/
- 1Past participle of strive.
He has striven against difficult odds since childhood.
The negotiators had long striven for a settlement before the talks collapsed.
Note
The participle of an irregular verb whose pattern runs strive, strove, striven, much like drive, drove, driven. It follows have or had: she has striven, they had striven. The regularized strived also occurs in modern usage. The preposition carries the meaning: striven for or to points toward a goal, while striven against or with points to an opponent or obstacle.
striven is a form of strive
strive, verb: To make a strenuous effort to achieve a result, trying earnestly and persistently. Full entry
- Spelling
- strive → striven: irregular (no -ed)
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