stræbe
Danish
Etymology
Earlier also stræve. Borrowed from German streben (“to strive”).
The English verb strive is borrowed from Old French estriver (“to compete”). Compare also Norwegian Bokmål streve and Swedish sträva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɛːbə/, [ˈsd̥ʁæːb̥ə]
Verb
stræbe (imperative stræb, infinitive at stræbe, present tense stræber, past tense stræbte, perfect tense har stræbt)