rekken — meaning in English

English meaning

• protract verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

rekken is used for these senses in English:

• eke out (transitive) To supplement.
• protract To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

protract — full definition

1. verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
2. verb To make use of a protractor.
3. verb To draw something to scale, marking out its lines and angles using a scale and protractor; to plot it.
4. verb To postpone something until a later time.

stretch — full definition

1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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