English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "strek" is die handeling om iets buite sy normale perke uit te brei of te verleng, wat dikwels fisiese bewegings van die liggaam behels om buigsaamheid te verbeter, bewegingsomvang te vergroot of besering te voorkom. Dit kan ook verwys na die handeling om iets wyer of langer te maak as wat dit voorheen was, of om iets langer te laat hou as wat verwag is. Boonop kan strek verwys na die handeling om 'n begroting of ander hulpbron verder te laat gaan deur te bespaar of kreatiewe oplossings te vind.

Sentence Examples

  1. I was in the middle of stretching my quads when a rustling alerted me to company.
  2. Stretching as far as possible, she reached up toward the vent.
  3. He has to find a way of avoiding police involvement without stretching the plausibility boundary.
  4. Their heritage demanded high expectations of him but also provided a foundation of strength and dominion stretching back over a thousand years.
  5. We see GDP and view it, along with progress as wonderful upward lines stretching toward the sky, but what we have lost and need to recover is the wisdom of our ancestors.
  6. Having him in the manor while they were uncertain whether there was something for him to uncover must be stretching their nerves taut.
  7. Part of the problem was the interminable future stretching before me.
  8. Kayla made an elaborate show of yawning and stretching before grabbing some additional blankets off the counter.
  9. A literal labyrinth of weapon racks filled the interior, with pathways between them stretching for miles.
  10. Across the crowded streets a giant stadium brooded, stretching from the city-centre to the outer wall.