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sich bestreben

verb C1
  1. to endeavor, to be eager (reflexive) · Sie bestrebte sich vergebens, ein Stipendium zu bekommen, weil ihr Studienerfolg nicht besonders war. She tried in vain to get a scholarship, because her academic success was nothing special.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
sich bestreben
Present (er)
bestrebt sich
Präteritum (er)
bestrebte sich
Perfekt (er)
hat sich bestrebt
Infinitive with zu
zu bestreben

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