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English
Pronunciation
Verb
striven
- past participle of strive
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French estriver.
Pronunciation
Verb
striven
- to strive
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) striven, strive
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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strive
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strof, strived
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| 2nd-person singular
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strivest
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strive, strove, strof, strivedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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striveth
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strof, strived
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| subjunctive singular
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strive
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strive1, strove1, strived1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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striven, strive
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striven, strive, stroven, strove, striveden, strivede
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| imperative plural
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striveth, strive
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| participles
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strivynge, strivende
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striven, strive, strived, ystriven, ystrive, ystrived
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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