pyrkiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• aim verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
• aspire verb To have a strong ambition or hope to achieve something.
• endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
• intend verb To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
• pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
• strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.
• tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.

Senses

pyrkiä is used for these senses in English:

• aim (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
• aspire (intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
• endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
• intend (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
• pursue (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
• pursue (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). [from late 14th c.]
• stand (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
• strive To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

aim — full definition

1. verb To point a weapon or object at a target.
2. verb To intend or work toward a particular goal.
3. noun A goal or intention.
4. noun The act of pointing something, such as a weapon, at a target; also, one's skill at hitting a target.

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