v. i. - To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
v. i. - To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth.
v. i. - To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
n. - An effort; a striving.
n. - Strife; contention.