streichen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan. Cognate with Dutch strijken, English strike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩/, /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çən/
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  • Hyphenation: strei‧chen

Verb

streichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present streicht, past tense strich, past participle gestrichen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to stroke
  2. (transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
  3. (transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
  4. (transitive) to paint

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