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Definition of Strove

Strove
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.
Strove
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.
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Strove Strove, imp. of Strive.

Meaning of Strove from wikipedia

- Strove is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Monteriggioni, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census...
- Strover Peak (69°43′S 74°7′E / 69.717°S 74.117°E / -69.717; 74.117) is a low rock peak along the coast of Antarctica, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km)...
- locations in Tuscany: Siena, ad Abbadia S. Salvatore, Radicofani, Murlo, Strove, Poggibonsi, Elsa, S. Quirico d'Orcia, Colle Val d'Elsa. Goumiers were colonial...
- 1931) was a Chinese romantic poet and writer of modern Chinese poetry who strove to loosen Chinese poetry from its traditional forms and to reshape it under...
- to brothers. Hearing the villager relate the dream, the other villagers strove to contribute money to erect the temple. They kept silent about this secret...
- primarily takes place in Academy City, a city filled with students who strove to become powerful espers and were brought into conflict by the appearance...
- term as a name for the social movement in post-independence India which strove to ensure that self-determination and equality reached all strata of Indian...
- of numerous battles during the American Civil War, as contending armies strove to control the lower Shenandoah Valley. Winchester changed hands more often...
- John Strover (born 2 February 1931) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Strover was headmaster...
- resemble identifiable contemporary silent film stars. He claims the crew strove to make the cast unidentifiable, noting that the actor wears a large fake...