Polyglot Dictionary

erstrecken

/ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɛkn̩/

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
reflexive

Forms

present
erstreckt sich
past
erstreckte sich
perfect
hat sich erstreckt

Meaning

  1. to extend, to stretch

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

strecken

sich erstrecken means to extend or stretch out over an area or time, like a forest extending for miles; strecken means to stretch literally, like stretching your arm.

Practice

1 What does erstrecken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Wald ___ sich über viele Kilometer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erstrecken?

verbreflexive

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