# strove

Pronunciation: say "STROHV" US /ˈstɹoʊv/, UK /ˈstɹəʊv/

## Verb

1. Past tense of strive. — simple past of strive
   - Simple: Past tense of strive. Use it for the past.
   - _The young scientist strove to replicate the results before the deadline._
   - _Reformers strove against entrenched interests throughout the decade._
2. Nonstandard past participle of strive; standard English uses striven or strived. *(nonstandard)* — past participle of strive
   - Simple: Nonstandard past participle of strive. In standard English, use striven or strived after have, has or had.
   - _She had strove for recognition for decades before the award arrived._
   - _By then the team had strove through countless setbacks to reach the final._

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