striven
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striven
- past participle of strive
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French estriver.
Pronunciation edit
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striven
- to strive
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Conjugation of striven (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) striven, strive | ||
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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 |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “strīven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.