strive after Copy link Outline 1. nītor, nīsus and nixus, 3 (with ad or in)2. connītor, nixus or nīsus, 3 (to strive for, i. e. to reach a place)3. annītor, nīsus or nixus, 3 (with de)4. immĭneo, 2 (with in or dat.)5. sector, 16. contendo, di, tum, 3 (with ad) • strive after or for: 1. nītor, nīsus and nixus, 3 (with ad or in): to s. after undying fame, ad immortalitatem gloriae n., Cic. de Sen. 23, 82: to s. after the forbidden, n. in vetitum, Ov. Am. 3, 4, 17. 2. connītor, nixus or nīsus, 3 (to strive for, i. e. to reach a place): to s. for the highest ridge, in summum jugum c., Caes. B. C. 1, 46, med. 3. annītor, nīsus or nixus, 3 (with de): unless Bibulus should s. for a triumph, nisi B. anniteretur de triumpho, Cic. Att. 6, 8, 5. 4. immĭneo, 2 (with in or dat.): to s. for an opportunity, i. in occasionem, Liv. 25, 20, post med.: s.ing for that magistracy, imminens ei potestati, id. 3, 51, med. 5. sector, 1: to s. after booty, praedam s., Caes. B. G. 6, 35, ad fin.: cf. s. lites, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 61: v. also to pursue (VI.), to seek, to grasp at (II.). 6. contendo, di, tum, 3 (with ad): to s. for the highest renown, c. ad summam laudem, Cic. Phil. 14, 12, 32. Cf. tendo, affecto, pĕto, stŭdeo (v. to aim, III.).