See also: Strecken and strécken

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛkən/, [ˈʃtʁɛ.kŋ̍], [ˈʃtʁɛ.kən]
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Verb

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strecken (weak, third-person singular present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
    Synonyms: dehnen, räkeln
  2. (transitive) to stretch (a specific body part)
    Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder.
    She stretched her tired limbs.
  3. (transitive) to extend (a body part)
    Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen.
    She craned her neck to see over the fence.
  4. (transitive) to elongate, lengthen
  5. (transitive) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
    Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen.
    If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
    Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser.
    He diluted the wine with water.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • strecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • strecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • strecken” in Duden online
  • strecken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.

Verb

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strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to stretch
Conjugation
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Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (to rub, stroke).

Verb

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strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to iron (clothes)
Conjugation
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Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *strecken.

Verb

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strecken

  1. to stretch, to stretch out
  2. to spread
  3. to stretch out (of land)
  4. to reach
  5. to suffice
  6. to last (a certain time)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: strekken
  • Limburgish: strèkke

Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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strecken

  1. definite plural of streck