streben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German streben, from Old High German strebēn, from Proto-Germanic *stribāną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁeːbən/, [-bm̩]
  • Hyphenation: stre‧ben
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Verb

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streben (weak, third-person singular present strebt, past tense strebte, past participle gestrebt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to strive
    Sie strebte danach, ihr Examen möglichst erfolgreich zu bestehen.
    She strove to pass her exam as successfully as possible.
  2. to aspire

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • streben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • streben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • streben” in Duden online
  • streben” in OpenThesaurus.de