törekedik

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

tör + -ekedik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtørɛkɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: tö‧re‧ke‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ɛdik

Verb

törekedik

  1. (intransitive) to strive, endeavour (UK), endeavor, struggle, make an effort (to do something or for something: -ra/-re) (to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently)
    Synonyms: tör, fáradozik, igyekszik, iparkodik
    Mindig a tökéletességre törekednek.They always strive to be perfect.
  2. (intransitive, rare, archaic) to be going or heading somewhere, attempt to get to a place
    Synonyms: igyekszik, iparkodik
    A városba törekedtek.They were trying to get to the city.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • feltörekedik
  • odatörekedik
  • visszatörekedik

Further reading

  • törekedik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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