entgegenstreben

German

Etymology

entgegen- +‎ streben.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛntˈɡeːɡənˌʃtʁeːbən/

Verb

entgegenstreben (weak, third-person singular present strebt entgegen, past tense strebte entgegen, past participle entgegengestrebt, auxiliary haben or sein)

to strive towards a certain direction [+dative]
to endeavor against something [+dative]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Entgegenstreben, Entgegenstreber, Entgegenstrebung
entgegenstrebend, entgegengestrebt

Further reading

“entgegenstreben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“entgegenstreben” in Duden online

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