strecken
German
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛkən/, [ˈʃtʁɛ.kŋ̍], [ˈʃtʁɛ.kən]
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Verb
    
strecken (weak, third-person singular present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
 - (transitive) to stretch (a specific body part)
- Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder.
- She stretched her tired limbs.
 
 
 - (transitive) to extend (a body part)
- Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen.
- She craned her neck to see over the fence.
 
 
 - (transitive) to elongate, lengthen
 - (transitive) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
- Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen.
- If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
 
 - Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser.
- He diluted the wine with water.
 
 
 
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | strecken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | streckend | ||||
| past participle | gestreckt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich strecke | wir strecken | i | ich strecke | wir strecken | 
| du streckst | ihr streckt | du streckest | ihr strecket | ||
| er streckt | sie strecken | er strecke | sie strecken | ||
| preterite | ich streckte | wir streckten | ii | ich streckte1 | wir streckten1 | 
| du strecktest | ihr strecktet | du strecktest1 | ihr strecktet1 | ||
| er streckte | sie streckten | er streckte1 | sie streckten1 | ||
| imperative | streck (du) strecke (du)  | 
streckt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
    
Luxembourgish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtʀækən/
- Rhymes: -ækən
 
 
Etymology 1
    
From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Verb
    
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to stretch
 
Conjugation
    
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | strecken | |
| participle | gestreckt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative  | 
imperative | |
| 1st singular | strecken | — | 
| 2nd singular | strecks | streck | 
| 3rd singular | streckt | — | 
| 1st plural | strecken | — | 
| 2nd plural | streckt | streckt | 
| 3rd plural | strecken | — | 
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
    
- ausstrecken
 - erastrecken
 - erausstrecken
 - erstrecken
 - opstrecken
 - virstrecken
 
Etymology 2
    
From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (“to rub, stroke”).
Verb
    
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to iron (clothes)
 
Conjugation
    
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | strecken | |
| participle | gestreckt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative  | 
imperative | |
| 1st singular | strecken | — | 
| 2nd singular | strecks | streck | 
| 3rd singular | streckt | — | 
| 1st plural | strecken | — | 
| 2nd plural | streckt | streckt | 
| 3rd plural | strecken | — | 
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Derived terms
    
Middle Dutch
    
    
Verb
    
strecken
- to stretch, to stretch out
 - to spread
 - to stretch out (of land)
 - to reach
 - to suffice
 - to last (a certain time)
 
Inflection
    
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
    
- Dutch: strekken
 - Limburgish: strèkke
 
Further reading
    
- “strecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
 - Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “strecken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II