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ausstrecken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • display verb To show something openly so it can be seen clearly.
  • extend verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
  • reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Senses

ausstrecken is used for these senses in English:

  • display (obsolete) To spread out, to unfurl.
  • extend (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
  • extend (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
  • reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
  • spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
  • straggle (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.

display — full definition

  1. verb To show something openly so it can be seen clearly.
  2. noun A screen that shows text, images, or graphics.
  3. noun An arrangement of items set out for people to view, often for sale or exhibition.

extend — full definition

  1. verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
  2. verb To stretch out a limb or part of the body.
  3. verb To offer or give something, such as an invitation or thanks.

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