anstrengen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anestrengen. Equivalent to an- +‎ streng +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: an‧stren‧gen IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən/, [ˈʔanˌʃtʁɛŋn̩] === Verb === anstrengen (weak, third-person singular present strengt an, past tense strengte an, past participle angestrengt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to make an effort, to work hard at something, to labour Sie haben sich sehr angestrengt und es rechtzeitig geschafft. ― They've really worked hard and made it in time. (intransitive) to put something to work, to use something, to work something sein Gehirn anstrengen ― to put one's brain to work seine Phantasie anstrengen ― to stretch one's imagination (intransitive) to exert, to strain, to exhaust Lautes Singen strengt die Stimme an. ― Singing loudly strains the voice. Das heutige Training war sehr anstrengend. ― Today's training was very exhausting. (transitive, law, a case or legal proceedings) to file einen Prozess anstrengen ― to file suit ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anstrengen Anstrengung anstrengend === Further reading === “anstrengen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anstrengen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anstrengen” in Duden online “anstrengen” in OpenThesaurus.de