What does strove mean?
Strove means simple past of strive.
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/ˈstɹɔʊv/ · verb
simple past of strive.
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.
Use strove when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Strove means simple past of strive.
Common synonyms include strived.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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;[…]
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