strekken

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

strek‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

Etymology

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.