strive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstraɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/straɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strīv)

Inflections of 'strive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
strives
v 3rd person singular
striving
v pres p
strove
v past
strived
v past
striven
v past p (v past p)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
strive to do [sth] v expr (make great effort to)tratar de vi + prep
 I always strive to do my best at everything I do.
 Siempre trato de hacer todo lo que hago lo mejor posible.
  esforzarse por v prnl + prep
 Siempre me esfuerzo por hacer todo lo que hago lo mejor posible.
strive⇒ vi (exert oneself)esforzarse⇒ v prnl
 You would be surprised what is possible if you strive.
 Te sorprenderías de lo que puedes lograr si te esforzaras.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
strive for [sth] vi + prep (work hard to achieve) (figurado)luchar por vi + prep
 I strive for perfection when I write.
 Cuando escribo lucho por alcanzar la perfección.
  esmerarse en v prnl + prep
 Cuando escribo, me esmero en alcanzar la perfección.
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'strive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
agitate - aspire - chase - compete - fight - push yourself - shoot for the moon - strain - struggle - try - work - work toward
Spanish:
hacer un esfuerzo - porfiar - desvelar - pugnar - esforzar - hacer méritos - pelear - pugnar por - pujar - sueño por el que luchar - trabajar

Collocations: strive to [do your best, succeed, achieve], (has) strived to [improve, become, offer, provide, become], striving not to [fail, lose, die], more...

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