bemühen
to endeavor; to try hard; to trouble oneself
English translations
- 01
striving
- 02
diligent
- 03
endeavoring
- 04
strive
- 05
try
- 06
endeavor
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich anstrengen, sich Mühe geben.
- English meaning
- To strive, to make an effort
- Synonym
- anstrengen, sich mühen
- German example
- Ich bemühe mich, pünktlich zu sein.
- English example
- I strive to be on time.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich bemühe du bemühst er/sie/es ich bemüht wir bemühen ihr bemühet sie bemühen
- Past Participle
- ich habe bemüht du hast bemüht er/sie/es hat bemüht wir haben bemüht ihr habt bemüht sie haben bemüht
- Past
- ich bemühte du bemühtest er/sie/es bemühte wir bemühten ihr bemühtet sie bemühten
Related words
- mit etwas Schritt halten
To keep up with something
- streben
To strive
- Bestrebung
Aspiration
- eifern
To strive means to endeavor to do or attain something, often in competition with others.
- zuvortun
To anticipate someone's wishes, to be obliging
- erstreben
To strive for
- buhlen
To court
- dienstbeflissen
Obsequious
- trachten
to strive
- anstrengen
make an effort
- versuchen
to try
- umwerben
To woo means to seek the affection of someone, especially to win them over or to marry.
- anstreben
to strive for, to aim for
- Bespaßung
Entertainment, amusement
- befleißen
To endeavor means to strive for something, to make an effort, to do something carefully and conscientiously.
- erpichen
To be eager for something
- beeifern
To exert oneself, to strive
- mühen
to strive, to exert oneself
- fleißen
To strive
- sich ins Zeug legen
To go the extra mile
- befleißigen
To endeavor
- bestreben
To strive
Example sentences with “bemühen”
Ich werde mich bemühen, pünktlich zu sein. (I will endeavor to be on time.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'bemühen' a reflexive verb?
It is most frequently used reflexively ('sich bemühen') when one is making an effort to achieve something.