herausstrecken

/hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃtʁɛkn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

separable

Forms

present: streckt heraus
past: streckte heraus
perfect: hat herausgestreckt

Meaning

to stick out

Built from heraus (out (motion outward) + strecken (to stretch).
- Das Kind streckte die Zunge heraus.
  
  The child stuck its tongue out.
- Er streckte den Kopf aus dem Fenster heraus. Draußen regnete es.
  
  He stuck his head out of the window. Outside it was raining.

Made of

heraus out (motion outward
strecken to stretch

Similar words

abstehen

Abstehen is passively sticking out or protruding — ears, a structure; herausstrecken is actively sticking something out, like your tongue or your hand.

Practice

1 What does herausstrecken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind ___ die Zunge heraus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herausstrecken?

verbseparable-verbcompound

Last updated 2026-09-26