strive
Signification (English)
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- To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
- To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
- To vie; to compete as a rival.
Concepts
s’efforcer
s'efforcer
se démener
s’efforcer de
s’évertuer
tâcher de
travailler assidûment
s’{{t+|fr|efforcer}}
être employé
se dévouer à quelque chose
se dépenser pour
servir de
Synonyms
try hard
work hard
exert oneself
be resolved
be determined
make effort
be diligent
make an attempt
struggle for
take pains
come at
be active
brace oneself
contend with
press for
range in
scramble for
take trouble
try for
great effort
be zealous
vie for
reluctate
be persistent
be industrious hard
make determined effort
take effort
struggle hard
keep on striving
contard
(to) endeavour
(to) endeavor
make efforts
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈstɹaɪv/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English striven (“to strive”), from Old French estriver (“to compete, quarrel”), from Frankish *strīban (“to exert, make an effort”) from Proto-Germanic *strībaną, or from Frankish *stribēn (“to strive”) from Proto-Germanic *stribāną.
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