fordern

Definitions of fordern
  1. noun
    a demanding or stimulating situation
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    type of:
    Sachlage, Sachverhalt
    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
  2. verb
    request urgently and forcefully
    synonyms: postulieren, rannehmen, verlangen
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    types:
    abverlangen
    consider obligatory; request and expect
    type of:
    anhalten, anrufen, ansprechen, ansuchen, aufrufen, ausbitten, befragen, bitten, erbitten, fragen
    express the need or desire for; ask for
  3. verb
    strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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    types:
    strapazieren, streben, trachten
    to exert much effort or energy
    übernehmen
    strain to the utmost
    überanstrengen
    strain oneself more than is healthy
    type of:
    ringen
    make a strenuous or labored effort
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