Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  strive 
 
  2  senses  of  strive 
 
  Sense  1 
  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  struggle 
  =>  take  pains,  be  at  pains 
  =>  buck 
 
  Sense  2 
  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  overstrain 
  =>  extend  oneself 
  =>  kill  oneself,  overexert  oneself 
  =>  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  strive 
 
  2  senses  of  strive 
 
  Sense  1 
  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  struggle 
  =>  scuffle,  tussle 
  =>  wrestle 
  =>  mudwrestle 
  =>  take  pains,  be  at  pains 
  =>  buck 
 
  Sense  2 
  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  overstrain 
  =>  extend  oneself 
  =>  kill  oneself,  overexert  oneself 
  =>  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  strive 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  strive 
 
  2  senses  of  strive 
 
  Sense  1 
  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
 
  Sense  2 
  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  strive 
 
  strive  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  strive 
 
  Sense  1 
  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  striving 
  striving 
 
  Overview  of  noun  striving 
 
  The  noun  striving  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  striving,  nisus,  pains,  strain  --  (an  effortful  attempt  to  attain  a  goal) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  strive 
 
  The  verb  strive  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive  --  (attempt  by  employing  effort;  "we  endeavor  to  make  our  customers  happy") 
  2.  (6)  strive,  reach,  strain  --  (to  exert  much  effort  or  energy:  "straining  our  ears  to  hear.") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  striving 
 
  The  noun  striving  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  striving,  nisus,  pains,  strain  --  (an  effortful  attempt  to  attain  a  goal) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  strive 
 
  The  verb  strive  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive  --  (attempt  by  employing  effort;  "we  endeavor  to  make  our  customers  happy") 
  2.  (6)  strive,  reach,  strain  --  (to  exert  much  effort  or  energy:  "straining  our  ears  to  hear.") 

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