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striving

STRY-ving/ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/

Pluralstrivings

2 meanings of striving

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Hard effort to reach a goal or finish something difficult.

    Like always pushing hard to climb a tall hill.

    Years of striving finally paid off when she opened her own bakery.

    His constant striving for better grades left him tired but proud.

    Similareffort, endeavor, struggle, exertion, toil

    Oppositeapathy, idleness, complacency

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of strive. Use this form for the action of trying hard while it is happening.

    She is striving to finish her degree while working full-time.

    They kept striving even after many failures.

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striving is a form of strive

strive, verb: To work very hard and keep trying to reach a goal. Full entry

Forms
strivestrives he/she/itstriving -ing formstrove past tensestriven past participle
Spelling
strive → striving: drop the e, add -ing

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