trachten

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *trahton; borrowed from Latin tractō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑxtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑxtən

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.

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• betrachten

• Negerhollands: tracht

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʁaχtn̩]

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• Hyphenation: trach‧ten

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

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• nach dem Leben trachten (remains common)
• betrachten

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

From Old Dutch *trahton, from Latin tractō.

trachten

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
• Limburgish: trachte

• “trachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “trachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN