strive
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
attempt by employing effort
we endeavor to make our customers happy
Types & categories
- attempt hypernym
- struggle hyponym
- take pains hyponym
- buck hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to exert much effort or energy
straining our ears to hear
Types & categories
- labor hypernym
- extend oneself hyponym
- kill oneself hyponym
- bother hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | effort |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | striving |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | endeavor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attempt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | take pains |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buck |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | straining |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | striving |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | labor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | extend oneself |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kill oneself |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bother |