strive after

strive after something

to try very hard to obtain something. I am always striving after perfection. Ted was striving after a promotion and finally got it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alkeides	-	Greek Mythology
Michel	mee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)	French, German, Dutch
Dominic	DAHM-ə-nik	English
Orpha	AWR-fə (English)	Biblical, English
Aella	-	Greek Mythology
ÉRic	er-EEK	French