streĉi

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See also: streči

Esperanto

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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