"strive" meaning in Englisch

See strive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: straɪv Audio: En-us-strive.ogg
Rhymes: aɪv Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present strive, he strives, she strives, it strives, simple past strove, simple past strived, present participle striving, past participle striven, past participle strived
  1. sich bemühen
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-MD7qiqSw
  2. (to strive to do something) sich bemühen, etwas zu tun; bestrebt sein, etwas zu tun
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-zeFnw4gP
  3. (to strive for something) nach etwas streben; etwas anstreben, erstreben; sich um/für etwas bemühen; um etwas ringen (kämpfen)
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-WPhGMTfC
  4. (to strive after something) nach etwas streben; etwas anstreben; nach etwas trachten
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-G1kZbwUI
  5. (to strive against something) gegen etwas ankämpfen
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-xRRSPsMK
  6. (to strive with somebody) mit jemandem wetteifern; ringen (freundschaftlich kämpfen)
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-oMPDJ~7P
  7. (to strive toward(s) something) sich um etwas bemühen; etwas bestreben
    Sense id: de-strive-en-verb-9gP9qVME
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: striver Translations (sdÜ): bemühen (Deutsch), bestreben (Deutsch), erstreben (Deutsch), anstreben (Deutsch), trachten (Deutsch), bemühen (Deutsch), bestreben (Deutsch), erstreben (Deutsch), anstreben (Deutsch), trachten (Deutsch), bemühen (Deutsch), bestreben (Deutsch), erstreben (Deutsch), anstreben (Deutsch), trachten (Deutsch), ankämpfen (Deutsch), ringen (Deutsch), bemühen (Deutsch), bestreben (Deutsch), erstreben (Deutsch), anstreben (Deutsch), trachten (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "bemühen"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "erstreben"
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "ankämpfen"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
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      "word": "ringen"
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      "word": "might"
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      "note": "trotz all unserer Bemühungen",
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    },
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      "note": "gegen den Strom schwimmen",
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      "form": "simple present strive"
    },
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      "form": "he strives"
    },
    {
      "form": "she strives"
    },
    {
      "form": "it strives"
    },
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      "form": "simple past strove"
    },
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      "form": "simple past strived"
    },
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      "form": "present participle striving"
    },
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        "sich bemühen"
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          "text": "We strive to be accurate, however, some mistakes are inevitable.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "We will continue striving to meet the very highest standards.",
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        "(to strive to do something) sich bemühen, etwas zu tun; bestrebt sein, etwas zu tun"
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        "(to strive for something) nach etwas streben; etwas anstreben, erstreben; sich um/für etwas bemühen; um etwas ringen (kämpfen)"
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        "(to strive after something) nach etwas streben; etwas anstreben; nach etwas trachten"
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        "(to strive against something) gegen etwas ankämpfen"
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        "(to strive with somebody) mit jemandem wetteifern; ringen (freundschaftlich kämpfen)"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "(to strive toward(s) something) sich um etwas bemühen; etwas bestreben"
      ],
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