strekken

Betekenis

1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend, to reach
2. (transitive) to reach, to extend, to stretch
3. (transitive) to serve, to accommodate
4. (transitive) to serve (someone) with (something)
5. (intransitive) to suffice, to last, to serve, to accommodate

Koppelteken as

strek‧ken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch *strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan. Equivalent to strak (“straight, tight, tense”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.