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strove

[strohv] / stroʊv /

VERB

try for, exert oneself

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim endeavor go all out seek tackle

STRONG

assay attempt compete contend drive essay fight hassle jockey labor moil offer push scramble strain struggle sweat toil tug work

WEAK

bear down bend over backward break one's neck do one's best do one's utmost go after go for broke go for the jugular go the limit knock oneself out leave no stone unturned make every effort shoot for take on try hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

agree discourage dissuade idle laze make peace relax repress rest surrender yield

WEAK

forget skip

Example Sentences

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These with the rest, of every size and sort, Strove to be thought Friends to the King and Court, With lyes and railing, would the Crown support.

From Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden by Jones, Harold Whitmore

The world was made with labor: Strong fusing air and fire Strove before the years of birth, With awful deed and dire, And wrought from primal chaos Amidst the ancient night.

From Selected Poems by Barnard, William Francis

Nice Annie, a fair, dimpled girl, Who with untiring care Strove in the home's machinery To take her loving share.

From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)

There the pine-tree, tall and stately, Whispered low the ocean's murmur; Strove to soothe the restless waters With its lullaby of sighing.

From The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare by Cotten, Sallie Southall

Yes, they did forgive her; Brought her home at last; Strove to cover over Their relentless past.

From Legends and Lyrics Part 2 by Procter, Adelaide Anne