No. 8,315 in Dutch
gestrekt
Stretched or extended.
In a sentence
Hij liep met gestrekte benen naar de deur.
He walked with stretched legs to the door.
Here, 'gestrekte' qualifies 'benen' (legs), meaning they are stretched or straight.
Ze lag gestrekt op de sofa na een lange dag.
She lay stretched out on the sofa after a long day.
In this sentence, 'gestrekt' describes the person's position, indicating she is lying down fully extended.
De gymnast strekte zijn armen volledig gestrekt in de lucht.
The gymnast stretched his arms completely extended in the air.
'Gestrekt' is used to depict the state of the gymnast's arms, implying they are fully extended.
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