Strive
v. i.- To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
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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 - To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
n.
- An effort; a striving.
- Strife; contention.