strive

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
strive

Third-person singular
strives

Past tense
strived

Past participle
strived

Present participle
striving

Plain form
strive

Third-person singular
strives

Past tense
strove

Past participle
striven

Present participle
striving

  1. (intransitive) If you strive, you struggle or try something very hard.
    India had strived for independence.