Meaning of "strove" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF STROVE

strove  [strəʊv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STROVE

Strove is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb strove in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STROVE

PRESENT

Present

I strive

you strive

he/she/it strives

we strive

you strive

they strive

Present continuous

I am striving

you are striving

he/she/it is striving

we are striving

you are striving

they are striving

Present perfect

I have striven

you have striven

he/she/it has striven

we have striven

you have striven

they have striven

Present perfect continuous

I have been striving

you have been striving

he/she/it has been striving

we have been striving

you have been striving

they have been striving

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I strove

you strove

he/she/it strove

we strove

you strove

they strove

Past continuous

I was striving

you were striving

he/she/it was striving

we were striving

you were striving

they were striving

Past perfect

I had striven

you had striven

he/she/it had striven

we had striven

you had striven

they had striven

Past perfect continuous

I had been striving

you had been striving

he/she/it had been striving

we had been striving

you had been striving

they had been striving

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will strive

you will strive

he/she/it will strive

we will strive

you will strive

they will strive

Future continuous

I will be striving

you will be striving

he/she/it will be striving

we will be striving

you will be striving

they will be striving

Future perfect

I will have striven

you will have striven

he/she/it will have striven

we will have striven

you will have striven

they will have striven

Future perfect continuous

I will have been striving

you will have been striving

he/she/it will have been striving

we will have been striving

you will have been striving

they will have been striving

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would strove

you would strove

he/she/it would strove

we would strove

you would strove

they would strove

Conditional continuous

I would be striving

you would be striving

he/she/it would be striving

we would be striving

you would be striving

they would be striving

Conditional perfect

I would have strove

you would have strove

he/she/it would have strove

we would have strove

you would have strove

they would have strove

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been striving

you would have been striving

he/she/it would have been striving

we would have been striving

you would have been striving

they would have been striving

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you strive
we let´s strive
you strive

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to strive

Past participle

striven

Present Participle

striving

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STROVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strove» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of strove

attempt · bend over backwards · bust a gut · compete · contend · endeavour · fight · go all out · go for broke · go for it · labour · leave no stone unturned · strain · struggle · toil · try

TRANSLATION OF STROVE

Find out the translation of strove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of strove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strove» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 努力
• Translator English - Spanish: strove
• English: strove
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रयास
• Translator English - Arabic: جاهد
• Translator English - Russian: стремились
• Translator English - Portuguese: se esforçaram
• Translator English - Bengali: মারামারি করছে
• Translator English - French: s´efforçait
• Translator English - Malay: Berjuang
• Translator English - German: strebte
• Translator English - Japanese: strove
• Translator English - Korean: 스트로브
• Translator English - Javanese: Strove
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Strove
• Translator English - Tamil: இ
• Translator English - Marathi: भांडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: strove
• Translator English - Italian: Strove
• Translator English - Polish: Strove
• Translator English - Ukrainian: прагнули
• Translator English - Romanian: Strove
• Translator English - Greek: strove
• Translator English - Afrikaans: getwis
• Translator English - Swedish: strävade
• Translator English - Norwegian: Strove

7 QUOTES WITH «STROVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strove.

1

Alexander Brome

'Twas drink made me fall in love, And love made me run into debt, And though I have struggled and struggled and strove, I cannot get out of them yet.

2

Miguel de Cervantes

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.

3

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only the works of a single composer, so that the audience could be gradually drawn into a particular creative genius' way of thinking, and could follow him.

4

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

In the Great Mongol Empire, Mongols governed by a written law called the 'Ih Zasag,' which is translated as 'the Great Order.' It was an era when the Mongols strove to establish a new world order, thus, justice, peace and cooperation in their relations with other states and peoples.

5

Christopher Gadsden

No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself.

6

Walter Savage Landor

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

7

D. B. Weiss

The Classic games were Classic because, like classical music or architecture, they strove to give life and weight to ideals of order and proportion, to provide a vision of timelessness. In 'Double Dragon,' we can see the cracks in the brick, the mold growing on the drainage pipes, the unmistakable deterioration of the world we live in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STROVE»

Discover the use of strove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Barron's 1001 Pitfalls in English Grammar

I would strive we would strive you would strive you would strive he (she, it) would strive they would strive Past I strove we strove you strove you strove he (she, it) strove they strove Past I was striving we were striving Prog. you were striving you  ...

Vincent F. Hopper, 1986

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

1802-09 97 31 1 — 1804-08 92 38 1 — 1819-10 284 33 2 W. Strove. 1820-13 276 21 3 — 1821-78 264 42 3 — 1823-29 258 27 4 Herschel & South. 1825-22 242 32 South. 1826-20 238 45 '747 600 3 W. Strove. 1826-20 238 17 South.

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Woodrow Wilson: Who Strove to Make the World Safe for Democracy

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

Clifford Smyth, 2008

How Britain Strove for Peace; a Record of Anglo-German ...

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Cook Edward Tyas 1857-1919, Sir, HardPress, 2013

How Britain Strove for Peace; a Record of Anglo-German ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Edward Tyas Cook, 2013

Woodrow Wilson: Who Strove to Make the World Safe for Democracy

This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.

Clifford Smyth, 2013

Bentley's Miscellany

He strove to weep, — but strove to weep in vain — There seem'd to glow hot lava in his brain, Volcano fires before his eyes to start, And more than earthquake to convulse his heart. He strove to speak — but, oh ! no voice would come ; He ...

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1841

Commentary on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 1 (The Fathers of ...

In the womb he supplanted his brother, and in his struggles he strove against God. He strove against an angel, and got the better of him (vv.3– 4). He helpfully lists the achievements of Jacob by way of refuting those who opt to think and do ...

Saint Cyril (Patriarch of Alexandria), Robert C. Hill, 2007

Fear and Trembling

Everyone shall be remembered, but each was great in proportion to the greatness of that with which he strove. For he who strove with the world became great by overcoming the world, and he who strove with himself became great by ...

Søren Kierkegaard, 2008

Kierkegaard and the Self Before God: Anatomy of the Abyss

Yisra'el. Everyone shall be remembered, but each was great in proportion to the greatness of that with which he strove. For he who strove with the world became great by overcoming the world, and he who strove with himself became great by ...

Simon D. Podmore, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STROVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strove is used in the context of the following news items.

Leslie Ann Pierce, 49, 20-year CMA employee who strove to make …

She was a native of Florida, born in St. Petersburg on Dec. 24, 1965, the daughter of Dr. Margaret Ann Leslie Pierce-Jeter and the late George Amos Pierce Jr. «ColaDaily.com, Jul 15»

'Vachanakaras strove for social equality'

Kannada and Culture Department held a seminar on Dalit Vachanakaras at T. Chennaiah Rangamandira here on Wednesday. Inaugurating the programme ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

Adams, a uniquely American artist, strove for simple beauty

Broken Clouds. Home. Adams, a uniquely American artist, strove for simple beauty. Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:00 pm. Rules of Conduct. 1 Keep it Clean ... «Clarksdale Press Register, Jun 15»

Nintendo strove for global Humble Bundle, says NoA

The unfortunate region lock situation surrounding Nintendo's Humble Nindie Bundle promotion is something the company hopes to change, a Nintendo of ... «MCV, May 15»

Hayley Okines: Girl who was born with, and strove to raise …

Progeria is a very rare congenital condition which causes its subjects to age at eight times the usual rate. Hayley Okines, who has died aged 17, had progeria ... «The Independent, Apr 15»

Maqubela strove for the perfect marriage - social worker

Cape Town - Convicted killer Thandi Maqubela strove for the perfect marriage based on religious ideals, a social worker told the Western Cape High Court on ... «News24, Mar 15»

Distler, conflicted Nazi party member, strove for musical purity

On Saturday, Canto Armonico will perform selections from Hugo Distler's “Mörike-Chorliederbuch,” a cappella choral settings of texts by the 19th-century poet ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»

A man of honor: Competitive, irascible Dean Smith strove to do right

The more history one lives through, the better able they are to understand it. Born in 1952, I've lived through plenty. Dean Smith was 39 years old and starting his ... «myfox8.com, Feb 15»

David Landau strove for peace, but without romanticism

'There is no greater crime than the occupation,' the former Haaretz editor-in-chief used to say. First and foremost he meant the crime against the Jewish people, ... «Haaretz, Feb 15»

Sardar Vallabhai Patel strove all his life for unity of India: N …

Addressing a brief function at the State Secretariat to mark the National Unity Day, he said, Sardar Patel strove all his life for the unity of India. «Economic Times, Oct 14»