strekken

Significado (Inglês)

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

Hifenizado como

strek‧ken

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.