Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strove

/ˈstɹɔʊv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: strove
IPA: /ˈstɹɔʊv/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of strive

verb

past participle of strive

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"They have not been content with the Simplicity of the Goſpel, which is a plain Rule of living wel, but have ſtrove to out-wit one another in finding out hidden Miſterys;[…]"
"[…]while, I fear, there will be some white ones, unable to forget that, with malignant heart, and deceitful speech, they have strove to hinder it."
"Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition."

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

strived

Rhymes With

nov drove grove stove cove trove hove gove clove rove tov wove

Questions

How do you pronounce strove?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɔʊv/.
What does strove mean?: simple past of strive

How to pronounce strove

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