- the act or practice of trying hard to do, reach, or achieve something; vigorous effort:In the striving for a just and lasting peace, ten agreements have already been reached by national and rebel forces.
- the act of fighting or struggling against someone or something; competition, opposition, or battle:The pursuit of justice itself, or the striving against injustice, is a path to piety in Judaism.
- trying hard; making a vigorous effort to do, reach, or achieve something:America is the striving immigrant who starts a business or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kids a better life.
- fighting or struggling against each other:Atonement aims at the unification of striving factions by making amends for whatever caused the trouble.
