3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. Chaucer. [Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive. Milton.
Syn.
— To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.
STRIVE
Strive, n.
1. An effort; a striving. [R.] Chapman.
2. Strife; contention. [Obs.] Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).
STRIVED
Strived, obs. p. p. of Strive.
Defn: Striven.
Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel. Rom. xv. 20.
STRIVEN
Striv"en,
Defn: p. p. of Strive.
STRIVER
Striv"er, n.