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Meanings of
striving
in English
Portuguese
esforço
Catalan
esforç
Spanish
esmero
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An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
strain
pains
nisus
Portuguese
esforço
Usage of
striving
in English
1
Meet a new generation of young people
striving
to protect their history.
2
Does my heart good to see such young men
striving
for success.
3
But Mr Gove said he was
striving
for higher standards in schools.
4
He wanted to achieve results, but I think he loved
striving
more.
5
These challenges have been the driving motivation behind
striving
to help others.
6
It is long-term success we are
striving
for, he said on Thursday.
7
They were two men
striving
for the favor of the same girl.
8
She was
striving
to lose herself in the activities of the moment.
9
His every thought was wrapt up in the immensity of the
striving
.
10
Is it natural talent allied to constant
striving
to be the best?
11
Your greatest error was in
striving
at first for such physical perfection.
12
No; God mercifully restrains His hand, in His merciful
striving
with men.
13
He held it up in the air a moment
striving
to think.
14
In the meantime, Marshal Tallard was
striving
bravely to avert the defeat.
15
Always
striving
for more than his machinery could offer and often delivering.
16
So many people spend their lives
striving
to keep in the swim.
Other examples for "striving"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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striving
strive
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
strive for
strive hard
strive vainly
strive desperately
strive so
More collocations
Translations for
striving
Portuguese
esforço
Catalan
esforç
treballs
Spanish
esmero
pugna
esfuerzo
afán
Striving
through the time
Striving
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common