zustreben

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːʃtʁeːbən/

Verb

zustreben (third-person singular simple 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.

Conjugation

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