Dictionary Entry
strive
strive is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
- 2intransitive verb
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; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth.
- 3intransitive verb
To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
- 4noun
An effort; a striving.
- 5noun
Strife; contention.
- 6verb
to exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
- 7verb
attempt by employing effort
"we endeavor to make our customers happy"
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