"strive to know" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to make an effort or work hard to gain knowledge or understanding. Example: As a journalist, it is important to strive to know the truth and present accurate information to the public.
That restaurants strive to know their clientele is hardly news.
At the hearing, he said, "We strive to know the condition of our lines at all times".
As a biographer, "you strive to know everything and trust that you're not trafficking on somebody else's privacy".
It appears that we've come a long way from John Masefield's tribute to English universities as "a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see".
The teacher is to offer help by participating with the child in his activities and should strive to know the nature of the child in order to determine the details of his education.
To paraphrase what I said in my opening remarks: Brooklyn is a place where people strive to know their neighbors, their politicians, their artists, their educators, their shop owners, their developers, their social activists, and those they agree - and disagree - with.
The results show five patterns for how healthcare staff enabled at-homeness for the residents: Striving to know the resident, Showing respect for the resident's integrity, Creating and working in family-like relationships, Helping to find a new ordinariness and Preparing and making plans to ensure continuity.
In the video, Silva explores what it means to be a seeker ― someone who strives to know and transform the world in beautiful ways.
I strived to know them, their hopes, and their dreams and describe the commitment of the path they were now taking together.
Despite the challenges, we are present in its pews each Sunday because we love God, we love our church, and we too are striving to know and follow Jesus.
After all, 'Blut ist ein ganz besonderer Saft,' as already noted by Faust - the scholar who was striving to know everything - in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1808 play Faust Part I[ 5].
