zustreben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zuostreben, equivalent to zu- + streben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːʃtʁeːbən/
  • (file)

Verb

zustreben (weak, third-person singular present strebt zu, past tense strebte zu, past participle zugestrebt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to head to, make for
    • 1902, Stefan Zweig, Die Wanderung:
      In unaufhörlicher Hast strebte er Jerusalem zu.
      In constant haste he made for Jerusalem.
    • 1920, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern:
      An einer in Erdlöchern verborgenen Kette von Relaisposten strebte ich meinem Ziele zu.
      I struggled to my goal along a chain of posts concealed in holes in the ground.

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Further reading

  • zustreben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zustreben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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