To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
to strive against fate
To vie; to compete as a rival.
[Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive.
Alternative form of strife.
From Middle English striven (“to strive”), from Old French estriver (“to compete, quarrel”), from Frankish *strīban (“to exert, make an effort”) from Proto-Germanic *strībaną, or from Frankish *stribē...
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