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sich einsetzen für — 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

sich einsetzen für is used for these senses in English:

  • contend (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
  • stand up for (transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
  • 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.

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