Definition of Striven. Meaning of Striven. Synonyms of Striven

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Definition of Striven

Striven
Strive Strive, v. i. [imp. Strove; p. p. Striven(Rarely, Strove); p. pr. & vb. n. Striving.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. str[ae]be, Sw. str["a]fva. Cf. Strife.] 1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard. Was for this his ambition strove To equal C[ae]sar first, and after, Jove? --Cowley. 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; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth. --Chaucer. My Spirit shall not always strive with man. --Gen. vi. 3. Why dost thou strive against him? --Job xxxiii. 13. Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. --Denham. 3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. --Chaucer. [Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive. --Milton. Syn: To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.
Striven
Striven Striv"en, p. p. of Strive.

Meaning of Striven from wikipedia

- Loch Striven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch meets the Firth of Clyde and the Kyles of Bute just...
- MV Loch Striven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Sroigheann) is a Caledonian Maritime ****ets Limited ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne...
- Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1951...
- Indian history, Iqbal’s concept of the Muslim nation was something to be striven towards, not something to be replanted from the past. Iqbal believed that...
- composers, as different from folk music), had instinctively or consciously striven to develop widely and universally the musical world of the folk song. Folk...
- treatment of young offenders which he felt "successive governments have striven to avoid". In January 2019, it was nominated for the Best Live Action Short...
- the USA. Along with four of her sister ships, she was laid up in Loch Striven in Scotland. Designed for high speed transportation between China and USA...
- Gibsons declared, "Throughout our marriage and separation we have always striven to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to...
- was published. Describing his writing, Isaacson commented that he had striven to take a balanced view of his subject that did not sugarcoat Jobs's flaws...
- fob-off, and I regarded it as such." Throughout the war Tyrone Guthrie had striven to keep the Old Vic company going, even after German bombing in 1942 left...