English → Latin
“strive” in Latin
nītorto bear or rest upon something, lean on; to be supported by; to rely on; to trust; to be based on; to press forward, advpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat; to make for (somewhere); to seek, aim at, desiresequorto follow, to come or go after, to pursue; to accede or conform to, follow, comply with; to attend, accompanypersequorto follow perseveringly, continue to follow; search through; pursue; to pursue, chase, hunt; to avenge, take vengeance usectorto follow continually, attend, accompany; to follow after, pursue, chase; to seek after/out
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
strive
To endeavor, niti or anniti ad aliquid: petere or appetere aliquid: expetere aliquid: affectare aliquid: aspirare ad aliquid: imminere in aliquid (☞ not ad aliquid) or alicui rei: sequi or persequi, sectari or consectari aliquid: studere alicui rei. To strive that, niti, eniti or id contendere, ut; operam dare, ut; studere, with an infinitive, or, more rarely, ut; omnibus nervis contendere, ut.
To contend, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for strive?
- The usual Latin words for “strive” are nītor, petō, sequor; also persequor, sector. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.