strekken

  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

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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