striven

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvən

Verb

striven

1. past participle of strive

Synonyms

• strived

Anagrams

• inverts

Middle English

Alternative forms

• strive, striwen, strife, striffe

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estriver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstriːvən/

Verb

striven

1. to strive

Conjugation

Conjugation of striven (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) striven, strive
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	strive	strof, strived
2nd-person singular	strivest	strive, strove, strof, strivedest
3rd-person singular	striveth	strof, strived
subjunctive singular	strive	strive1, strove1, strived1
imperative singular		—
plural2	striven, strive	striven, strive, stroven, strove, striveden, strivede
imperative plural	striveth, strive	—
participles	strivynge, strivende	striven, strive, strived, ystriven, ystrive, ystrived

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: strive
• Yola: streu (preterite)

References

• “strīven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.