mühen
to strive; to toil
English translations
- 01
exert oneself
- 02
toil
- 03
labor
- 04
strive
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich anstrengen, sich bemühen, sich viel Mühe geben, um etwas zu erreichen.
- English meaning
- to strive, to exert oneself
- Synonym
- anstrengen, bemühen
- German example
- Er mühte sich, die schwere Kiste zu heben.
- English example
- He strove to lift the heavy box.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich mühe du mühst er/sie/es ich müht wir mühen ihr mühet sie mühen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gemüht du hast gemüht er/sie/es hat gemüht wir haben gemüht ihr habt gemüht sie haben gemüht
- Past
- ich mühte du mühtest er/sie/es mühte wir mühten ihr mühtet sie mühten
Related words
- abmühen
to exhaust oneself
- sich abmühen
toilen
- sich abmühen
sloggen
- abmühen
to toil
- abmühen
to struggle
- bemühen
to try
- bemühen
endeavoring
- bemühen
striving
- bemühen
diligent
- bemühen
endeavor
- bemühen
strive
- bemühen
try
- sich abmühen
flounder
- bemühen
to strive
- bemühen
to endeavor
- sich bemühen
streben
- sich abmühend
labor
- sich bemühen
bemühen
- sich abmühen
hustle
- bemühen
To strive, to make an effort
- abmühen
to struggle, to toil
- anstreben
bemühen
- mit etwas Schritt halten
To keep up with something
- Blut und Wasser schwitzen
'To sweat blood' means to work very hard or make great effort, often under stress or difficulty.
- bestreben
To strive
- rackern
To slave away, to toil
- fleißen
To strive
- sich ins Zeug legen
To go the extra mile
- abrackern
To slave away
- rödeln
To toil, to hustle
- trachten
to strive
- umwerben
To woo means to seek the affection of someone, especially to win them over or to marry.
- befleißen
To endeavor means to strive for something, to make an effort, to do something carefully and conscientiously.
- zuvortun
To anticipate someone's wishes, to be obliging
- Bespaßung
Entertainment, amusement
- ringen
Wrestle, struggle
- wursteln
To tinker
- framen
to toil
- schuften
To drudge means to work hard and strenuously, often under difficult conditions.
- eifern
To strive means to endeavor to do or attain something, often in competition with others.
- buhlen
To court
- anstrengen
make an effort
- Mühe
effort
- Bestrebung
Aspiration
- dienstbeflissen
Obsequious
Example sentences with “mühen”
Er müht sich sehr ab. (He is really struggling/toiling.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it 'sich mühen'?
Yes, it is almost exclusively reflexive.