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Strecken

Strecken is a German term with multiple related meanings that depend on capitalization and grammatical usage. In its lowercase form, strecken is the infinitive of the verb meaning “to stretch” or “to extend.” It describes making something longer or longer-spanning, either physically (eine Hand oder ein Band strecken) or figuratively (eine Debatte strecken). Conjugation in the present tense is ich strecke, du streckst, er streckt, wir strecken, ihr streckt, sie strecken; the perfect is habe gestreckt, and the preterite can be streckte or strecktest, depending on formality and region.

As a noun, Strecken is the plural of Strecke and refers to a section or span of

In geometry and mathematics, Strecke means a line segment; Strecken is its plural form. A text on

Etymologically, strecken and Strecke derive from the same root underlying length and extension. The term is

something:
a
route,
a
distance,
or
a
leg
of
a
journey.
In
travel,
transport,
and
logistics,
people
talk
about
verschiedene
Strecken,
for
example
Die
Strecken
der
Bahnlinie
Frankfurt–München.
In
everyday
language,
they
may
refer
to
a
road
or
rail
segment
or
to
the
overall
distance
of
a
trip,
such
as
Die
Strecke
beträgt
120
Kilometer.
geometry
might
refer
to
die
Strecken
AB
und
BC,
denoting
two
line
segments.
common
in
everyday
German
as
well
as
in
transportation
planning,
sports
contexts
dealing
with
race
distances,
and
mathematical
descriptions
of
shapes
and
paths.