Polyglot Dictionary

aufrecken

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛkn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
separable

Forms

present
reckt auf
past
reckte auf
perfect
hat aufgereckt

Meaning

  1. to stretch up

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dehnen

Aufrecken (usually "sich aufrecken") is stretching yourself UP, rising up tall; dehnen is the general word for stretching, like a muscle or an elastic material.

Practice

1 What does aufrecken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufrecken?

verbseparable-verb

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