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anstrengen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German anestrengen. Equivalent to an- +‎ streng +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧stren‧gen
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən/, [ˈʔanˌʃtʁɛŋn̩]

Verb

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anstrengen (weak, third-person singular present strengt an, past tense strengte an, past participle angestrengt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to make an effort, to work hard at something, to labour
    Sie haben sich sehr angestrengt und es rechtzeitig geschafft.They've really worked hard and made it in time.
  2. (intransitive) to put something to work, to use something, to work something
    sein Gehirn anstrengento put one's brain to work
    seine Phantasie anstrengento stretch one's imagination
  3. (intransitive) to exert, to strain, to exhaust
    Lautes Singen strengt die Stimme an.Singing loudly strains the voice.
    Das heutige Training war sehr anstrengend.Today's training was very exhausting.
  4. (transitive, law, a case or legal proceedings) to file
    einen Prozess anstrengento file suit

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