bestrijken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bestriken, from Old Dutch *bistrīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīkan. Equivalent to be- +‎ strijken. Cognate with German bestreichen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧strij‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Verb

bestrijken

  1. (transitive) to smear, spread
  2. (transitive) to cover, to be spread across
    Europa bestrijkt een gebied van 10.400.000 km².
    Europe covers an area of 10,400,000 square kilometers.
  3. (transitive, military, of ranged weapon, especially artillery) to reach, to cover (a location or distance)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bestrijken (strong class 1, prefixed)
infinitive bestrijken
past singular bestreek
past participle bestreken
infinitive bestrijken
gerund bestrijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bestrijk bestreek
2nd person sing. (jij) bestrijkt, bestrijk2 bestreek
2nd person sing. (u) bestrijkt bestreek
2nd person sing. (gij) bestrijkt bestreekt
3rd person singular bestrijkt bestreek
plural bestrijken bestreken
subjunctive sing.1 bestrijke bestreke
subjunctive plur.1 bestrijken bestreken
imperative sing. bestrijk
imperative plur.1 bestrijkt
participles bestrijkend bestreken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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