"upstrive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upstrives [present, singular, third-person], upstriving [participle, present], upstrove [past], upstriven [participle, past]
Etymology: up- + strive Etymology templates: {{pre|en|up|strive}} up- + strive Head templates: {{en-verb|||upstrove|upstriven}} upstrive (third-person singular simple present upstrives, present participle upstriving, simple past upstrove, past participle upstriven)
  1. (archaic, poetic) To strive upward. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-upstrive-en-verb-HzEFkVug Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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