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recken

crane (neck); stretch upward

verb RECK-en Rare

Also means

reach upward

Usage Note

recken typically appears in the phrases den Hals recken (to crane one's neck) or sich recken (to stretch oneself upward). It is slightly more literary than strecken and implies upward reaching rather than limb extension.

Examples

"Alle reckten den Hals, um etwas zu sehen."

Natural Translation

Everyone craned their necks to see something.

Literal Translation

All craned the neck to something to see.

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