strive
/strʌɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/strʌɪv/
strive
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> strive
Myanmar meaning
(v) ကြိုးစားသည်။ ရုန်းကန်လှုပ်ရှားသည်။ ဆိုင်ပြိုင် တိုက်ခိုက်သည်။
Full entry
strive /straÇv/ v (pt strove /strǝƱv/ or strived ; pp striven /'strÇvn/) (fml )
၁။ ~ (for/after sth) ကြိုးပမ်းသည်။
strive for success
❍ strive to improve one's performance.
၂။ ~ (against sb/sth) ကြိုးပမ်းသည်။
strive against oppression.
❏ striving n [U, sing] ကြိုးပမ်းမှု။
the/a relentless striving after perfection.
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struggle, endeavor, go all-out, do your best, do your utmost, make every effort, try hard, attempt, try, do all you can, pull out all the stops, aim, assay, bear down, bend over backward, break one's neck, compete, contend, do one's best, do one's utmost, drive, essay, exert oneself, fight, go after, go all out, go for broke, go for the jugular, go the limit, hassle, jockey, knock oneself out, labor, leave no stone unturned, moil, offer, push, scramble, seek, shoot for, strain, sweat, tackle, take on, toil, try for, tug, work
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