striving
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
:
esfuerzo
- The use of technology does not appear to alter our basic human striving for advantage.
- striving to achieve
- collective striving
- individual striving
That's part of the work of striving to understand the Abraham story.
- That's part of the work of striving to understand the Abraham story.
- It sets you free from the risks of striving, right?
- It's always like in the striving like we're always striving.
Examples
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Rote imitation is foolish; however, emulation, the striving to surpass, is what produces good and wise discourse.
Academic text (2000) -
I believe that God cherishes our striving as much as our results.
Blog text (12) -
We are cut off from activity, from striving, from progress.
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And you discover who you are in the process of striving towards a goal.
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The adolescent is caught between dependence on the family and a striving for independence.
Academic text (1993) -
"The implication is that happiness is attained through the individual's striving to achieve something.
Academic text (1996) -
The Iroquois demonstrate a striving for the highest and most idealized human attainments.
Academic text (1995) -
Self-actualization accentuates the positive and stresses continuous striving toward optimal development of the self.
Academic text (1992) -
All her life's history, all the striving of her very soul—to come to that.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her constant striving to improve her skills impressed her coworkers.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
An organized activity by people to achieve a specific goal
∞
1.0
A try to do something, often when it is difficult
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4.1
A determined attempt to do something difficult
167
3.7
The act of trying to reach a goal
72
4.3
A quality or feeling that runs through something, like an idea in a speech
22
2.4
A strong attempt someone makes to succeed at something
3
4.7
Great care and effort to do something well
2
8.1
Trying to reach a goal or carry out a plan
1
2.9
Trying to find or get something you want
A strong ongoing effort to reach a goal
The hardest effort someone can give
Having trouble because of not enough money, success, or recognition
Antonyms
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Striving comes from the older verb strive, which is related to strife, a word meaning 'fight' or 'conflict'. So to be striving is like 'fighting' through problems with strong effort to reach a goal.