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
Jolanta	yaw-LAHN-tah (Polish)	Polish, Lithuanian
Huldah	HUL-də (English)	Biblical
Barnabas	BAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)	German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Bekki	-	English (Modern)
Caelestinus	-	Late Roman
Miloje	-	Serbian