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From Middle Low German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan, cognate with English stretch, German strecken. Derived from the adjective *strakaz (straight). Compare streg (line), strikke (knit), straks (immediately).

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IPA(key): /strɛkə/, [ˈsd̥ʁaɡ̊ə]

Verb edit

strække (past tense strakte, past participle strakt or (unofficial) strukket)

  1. (transitive) to stretch (to make something longer)
  2. (intransitive) to be sufficient (with the preposition til)
  3. (reflexive) to stretch (to extend one's limbs)
  4. (reflexive) to stretch out, spread (to be long or broad)

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