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trekken.

to pull, to draw

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtrɛkə(n)/
  1. to pull, to draw

    transitive
    De os trekt de ploeg over de akker.
    Trek aan het koord als je hulp nodig hebt.
  2. to manage, to have the strength for

    transitive
  3. to migrate

    intransitive
  4. to draw (to increase in flavour due to being left alone)

    intransitive
  5. to photograph, take a picture

    Belgium · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch *trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *trakjaną (“to drag”).

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