strive

1. Attempt by employing effort (synset 202536865)
   "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
   is a type of: assay, attempt, essay, seek, try - make an effort or attempt
   subtypes:

   • struggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition
   • be at pains, take pains - try very hard to do something
   • buck - to strive with determination
   same as: endeavor, endeavour
2. To exert much effort or energy (synset 201148517)
   "straining our ears to hear"
   is a type of: drive, labor, labour, push, tug - strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   subtypes:

   • extend oneself - strain to the utmost
   • kill oneself, overexert oneself - strain oneself more than is healthy
   • bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
   same as: reach, strain

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