Bestrijkt

Bestrijkt is the present tense form used with hij/zij/het of the Dutch verb bestrijken. The core meaning is to cover, extend over, or reach across a surface, area, or range. It can refer to physical space as well as to topics, subjects, or time spans. In technical writing, bestrijkt is commonly used to describe geographic or statistical scope, while in journalism or policy texts it may describe the range of issues addressed by a program or report.

In geographic contexts, you might encounter sentences such as "Het gebied bestrijkt de kust en het hinterland" or "Het gebied bestrijkt drie provincies." In data, planning, or policy contexts, you may see "De dataset bestrijkt de periode 2000–2020" or "Het beleid bestrijkt financiën, onderwijs en zorg." In such uses, bestrijkt is often paired with numerals, dates, or topic lists to indicate scope.

Grammatical note: Bestrijkt is the present tense form used with hij/zij/het. The infinitive is bestrijken, and the verb forms vary by tense and subject.

Usage and tone: The term occurs mainly in formal, technical, or descriptive prose, such as cartography, statistics, and reporting, rather than in casual conversation. Related terms include omvatten and omvatten.