стремиться

I

см. тж. при ... стремящемся к; проявлять тенденцию к

Potassium ions tend to diffuse out.

This force tends to bend the drill.

Segments of the rigid lithosphere seek an equilibrium.

II

This gain is worth striving for.

The investigators seek (or endeavour) to discover ...

Theoretical physicists have long sought to establish some relationship among ...

Geologists are striving (or trying, or making efforts) to develop skill in predicting ...

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