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Meaning of upstrive | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To strive upward.

archaic, poetic

Examples

“Angel-born, of angel nature, angel-like in face to see, Angel-souled, his every aim upstriving where the angels stand, […]”

“Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement, One swarming hive A-sweat upstrive; […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

upstrives upstriving upstrove upsuck upsucked upsucking