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ringen um — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
  • strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.

Senses

ringen um is used for these senses in English:

  • contend (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
  • strive To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

contend — full definition

  1. verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
  2. verb To argue firmly that something is true.

Related German words