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strove

verb
SaySTROHVUS/ˈstɹoʊv//ˈstɹəʊv/

2 meanings of strove

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of strive. Use it for the past.

    She strove to finish the race even though her legs hurt.

    For years they strove to give their children a better life.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Nonstandard past participle of strive. In standard English, use striven or strived after have, has or had.

    He had strove all his life to prove the doubters wrong.

    They had strove for that prize long before they won it.

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strove 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 → strove: irregular (no -ed)

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