upstrive en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + strive.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) To strive upward.
Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement, One swarming hive A-sweat upstrive; […]
1911, The Westminster Review, volume 175, page 577:Angel-born, of angel nature, angel-like in face to see, Angel-souled, his every aim upstriving where the angels stand, […]
1890, The National Review, volume 15, page 334:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upstrove | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upstriving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upstrives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| upstriven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |