strive against



strive against something

to work against something. He worked hard, striving against failure at every turn. Things were difficult. I had to strive against quitting almost every day.
See also: strive

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lis-Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Eutimio-Spanish, Italian
MondayMUN-dayEnglish (Rare)
StarSTAHREnglish
IlseIL-sə (German)German, Dutch
Lizbeth['lizəθ]