streĉi

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See also: streči

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English stretch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (to stretch, make straight). Compare German strecken, Dutch strekken, Swedish sträcka, Scots strek.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈstret͡ʃi]
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  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: stre‧ĉi

Verb[edit]

streĉi (present streĉas, past streĉis, future streĉos, conditional streĉus, volitive streĉu)

  1. to stretch (lengthen by pulling)
  2. (figurative) to stretch (get more use than expected from a limited resource)

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