v. i. | 1. | To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard. |
2. | To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; - followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; | |
3. | To vie; to compete; to be a rival. | |
n. | 1. | An effort; a striving. |
2. | Strife; contention. |
Verb | 1. | strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
2. | strive - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" |