strive
US
/straɪv/
UK
/straɪv/
Meaning
To make a serious, determined effort to achieve something difficult or important.
किसी कठिन या महत्वपूर्ण लक्ष्य को पाने के लिए पूरी लगन और दृढ़ता से कोशिश करना।
Examples
“She strives to improve her English by reading a little every day.”
“The team strives for excellence in every project.”
“By striving to include every student, the teacher created a welcoming classroom.”
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Not natural: She strives for pass the exam.
Better: She strives to pass the exam.
Use strive to before a verb; strive for is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
Verb से पहले strive to आता है; strive for के बाद noun या noun phrase आता है।
Not natural: They strive hardly to meet their goals.
Better: They strive hard to meet their goals.
Hard means with great effort here; hardly means almost not at all.
यहाँ hard का मतलब मेहनत से है; hardly का मतलब लगभग बिल्कुल नहीं होता है।
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Learner tip
Strive suggests sustained, determined effort; it is more formal than simply try and often takes to or for.
Strive लगातार और दृढ़ कोशिश का भाव देता है; यह try से ज़्यादा औपचारिक है और इसके बाद अक्सर to या for आता है।