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

Met koppelteken als

strek‧ken

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

Etymologie

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.