"striven for" in German striven} (for streben eifern etw. anstreben sich mühen ringen trachten Detailed translations for "striven for" striven} (for striven} (for(also: to strive {strove, after)) streben{intransitive verb} striven} (for(also: to strive {strove, after)) eifern{intransitive verb} striven} (for(also: to aim at sth., to seek sth. {sought, sought}, to strive {strove) etw. anstreben{transitive verb} striven} (for(also: to strive {strove, after)) sich mühen{verb} striven} (for(also: to strive {strove, after)) ringen{intransitive verb} striven} (for(also: to strive {strove, after)) trachten{intransitive verb}