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(1):

(n.) An effort; a striving.

(2):

(n.) Strife; contention.

(3):

(v. i.) To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.

(4):

(v. i.) To vie; to compete; to be a rival.

(5):

(v. i.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strive.html. 1828.
 
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