Polyglot Dictionary

Bestrebung

/bəˈʃtreːbʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bestrebungen

Meaning

  1. aspiration, endeavor (an ongoing effort toward a goal)

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Describes an ongoing push toward a goal, often used in the plural for political or social movements, as in Unabhaengigkeitsbestrebungen, independence aspirations.

Practice

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