streven

  1. (intransitive) to strive
  2. (intransitive, slang) to study hard
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to move (forward)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstreː.və(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch strēven, from Old Dutch *strivon, from Proto-Germanic *stribōną.

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