Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Strive
Strive verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Wikipedia articles (and similar informative websites) often give you a clear idea what the story is about but they do not strive to make it palatable enough for you to want to enjoy it first-hand.
- It's so much serious business because there are people who strive to give it meaning, even during hard times.
Source: Serious Business / Real Life -
When the possibility of death at any time makes life absurd, the only thing to do is to give one's life meaning is to rebel against an unjust world, live passionately and strive for freedom.
Source: Literature / The Plague
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Strive and Give. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/give/strive
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