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trachten

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch trachten, from Old Dutch *trahton; borrowed from Latin tractō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑxtə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Verb

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trachten

  1. (auxiliary, with te) to try, attempt
    Synonym: proberen
    Zij trachtten het gebouw te evacueren voordat de brand zich verspreidde.
    They tried to evacuate the building before the fire spread.
    We trachten het verlies te verminderen door kosten te besparen.
    We attempt to reduce the loss by saving costs.
    Hij trachtte een verkiezingsnederlaag te voorkomen.
    He tried to prevent an electoral defeat.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of trachten (weak)
infinitive trachten
past singular trachtte
past participle getracht
infinitive trachten
gerund trachten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (jij) tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (u) tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (gij) tracht trachtte
3rd person singular tracht trachtte
plural trachten trachtten
subjunctive sing.1 trachte trachtte
subjunctive plur.1 trachten trachtten
imperative sing. tracht
imperative plur.1 tracht
participles trachtend getracht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: tracht

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German trahten, from Old High German trahtōn, from Latin tractāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʁaχtn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: trach‧ten

Verb

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trachten (weak, third-person singular present trachtet, past tense trachtete, past participle getrachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, literary) to seek, strive
    Synonyms: streben, erstreben, suchen, versuchen, sich bemühen, beabsichtigen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • trachten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • trachten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • trachten” in Duden online
  • trachten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *trahton, from Latin tractō.

Verb

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trachten

  1. to think of, to make up, to invent

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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