striven

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪvən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪvən

Verb

striven

  1. past participle of strive

Synonyms

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

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 strive1, strove1, strivedest
3rd-person singular striveth strof, strived
subjunctive singular strive strive2, strove2, strived2
imperative singular —
plural3 striven, strive striven, strive, stroven, strove, striveden, strivede
imperative plural striveth, strive —
participles strivynge, strivende striven, strive, strived, ystriven, ystrive, ystrived

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or strofest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: strive
  • Yola: streu (preterite)

References

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