strand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Danish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 Inflection 3.3 Verb 4 Dutch 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 See also 4.3 Verb 5 Hungarian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms 6 Middle English 6.1 Alternative spellings 6.2 Etymology 6.3 Noun 7 Norwegian 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Synonyms 8 Old English 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Noun 9 Swedish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 9.3 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /stɹand/
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  Rhymes: -ænd

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English strand. Cognate with West Frisian straun, Dutch strand, German Strand, Swedish strand.

[edit] Noun

strand (plural strands)

1. (now poetic or archaic) The flat area of land bordering a body of water; a beach or shore.

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to strand (third-person singular simple present strands, present participle stranding, simple past and past participle stranded)

1. (transitive) To run aground.
2. (transitive) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
3. (transitive, baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.

   Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.

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• (leave someone in a difficult situation): abandon, desert

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[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

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strand (plural strands)

1. Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a rope or cord.
2. A string.
3. An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.

   strand of spaghetti

   strand of hair.

4. (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
5. (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.

[edit] Translations

Note: many languages have particular words for “a strand of <substance>” that are different for each substance. The translations below refer to strands in general. You might find a more appropriate translation under the word for the substance itself.

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[edit] Afrikaans

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strand

1. beach

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse strǫnd.

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strand c. (singular definite stranden, plural indefinite strande)

1. beach
2. shore, seashore
3. seaside

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strand

1. Imperative of strande.

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[edit] Dutch

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strand n. (plural stranden, diminutive strandje, diminutive plural strandjes)

1. beach

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• zandstrand

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strand

1. first person singular present tense of stranden
2. imperative form of stranden

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃtrɒnd/

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strand (plural strandok)

1. beach
2. open-air bath

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• strandpapucs

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[edit] Middle English

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• stround

[edit] Etymology

From Old English strand.

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strand (plural strandes)

1. a beach or shoreline

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[edit] Norwegian

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strand m and f (definite singular stranda/stranden; indefinite plural strender; definite plural strendene)

1. beach

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• sandstrand

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Akin to Old Norse strönd.

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strand n.

1. beach

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[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for strand	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	strand	stranden	stränder	stränderna
Possessive form	strands	strandens	stränders	strändernas

strand c.

1. beach (not necessarily sandy)

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• sandstrand