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
Werdheri	-	Ancient Germanic
Marika	MAH-ree-kah (Finnish)	Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian
Silvanus	sil-VAY-nəs (English)	Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ilse	['ilzə]
Shahrzad	-	Persian
Kaitlin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)