strive
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(verb) to exert much effort or energy: "straining our ears to hear." |
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Synonyms: reach, strain |
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Related Words: bother, drive, extend oneself, inconvenience oneself, kill oneself, labor, labour, overexert oneself, overstrain, push, trouble, trouble oneself, tug |
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(verb) attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
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Synonyms: endeavor, endeavour |
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Related Words: assay, attempt, be at pains, buck, copy, emulate, essay, seek, take pains, try |
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