erstreben
German (Berlin)
/əɐ̯ˈʃtʁeːbən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to aim at, to strive for
Etymology
Prefix from German streben (strive).
Origin
German (Berlin)
streben
Gloss
strive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anstreben German
- auseinanderstreben German
- bestreben German
- emporstreben German
- entgegenstreben German
- streben German
- widerstreben German
- zusammenstreben German
- zustreben German
- *stribāną Proto-Germanic
- strebi Esperanto
- streben Middle High German
- streven Middle Low German