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
RomÁNa	-	Hungarian
Mara (1)	MAHR-ə (English), MAR-ə (English)	Biblical
Lacey	LAY-see	English
Inge	[indʒ]
Dennis	DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Kori	KAWR-ee	English