streben

See also: Streben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German streben, from Old High German strebēn, from Proto-Germanic *stribjaną, *stribōną. More at strive.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. To strive
  2. To aspire

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • strebsam

Further reading

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