Definitions for striving
striv·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. striving, nisus, pains, strain(noun)

   an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. striving(Noun)

   Effort.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Striving

   of Strive

2. Striving

   a. & n. from Strive

How to pronounce striving?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of striving in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of striving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of striving in a Sentence

1. Thomas a Kempis:

   The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice; rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.

2. Lou Vickery:

   Nothing average ever stood as a monument to progress. When progress is for a partner it doesn't turn to those who believe that they are only average. It turns instead to those who are forever searching and striving to become the best they possibly can. If we seek the average level, we cannot hope to achieve a higher level of success. Our only hope is to avoid being a failure.

3. Tibor Machan:

   If welfare and equality are to be primary aims of law, some people must necessarily possess a greater power of coercion in order to force redistribution of material goods. Political power alone should be equal among human beings; yet striving for other kinds of equality absolutely requires political inequality.

4. Oprah Winfrey:

   What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.

5. James Kuffner:

   It will take more time to achieve 'Level 4' for a personally-owned vehicle, level 4 is really what we're striving for to first appear in mobility as a service.

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