esforzar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to encourage
2. (transitive) to strain, struggle
3. (reflexive) to strive
4. (reflexive) to attempt

Concepts

encourage

invigorate

exert

force

strengthen

draw

stretch

endeavor

Synonyms

procurar

tender

bregar

esmerarse

Translations

anstrengen

esforçar

ermutigen

çabalamak

verstärken

efforcer

sich mühen

erstreben

bemühen

bestreben

bestrebt sein

αποπειρώμαι

προσπαθώ

ασκώ

zwingen

Hyphenated as

es‧for‧zar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esfoɾˈθaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”). Or, by surface analysis, es- + forzar.