räcka

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• Rhymes: -²ɛka

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räcka c

1. a long row of things, or sequence of (similar) events

From Old Swedish rækkia, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

räcka (present räcker, preterite räckte, supine räckt, imperative räck)

1. (mostly in a few idiomatic expressions) to stretch out (some body part) in some direction (without handing something over or the like)

   Synonym: (more common outside of idiomatic expressions) sträcka

   räcka upp handen

   raise one's hand (by extension from stretching out one's arm)

   räcka ut tungan

   stick one's tongue out

2. to reach; to hand over; to deliver by stretching out

   Han räckte mig ett äpple

   He handed (reached) me an apple

   Räck mig din hand så drar jag upp dig

   Give me your hand and I'll pull you up

3. to reach; to (be able to) extend to

   Tråden räckte ända till månen

   The string reached all the way to the moon

4. to be sufficient, to suffice

   Det räcker! Bra jobbat!

   That's enough! Good work!

5. to last all the way

   Bensinen räckte hela vägen

   The gas lasted all the way

   Kommer maten räcka?

   Will there be enough food?

• sträcka (“stretch”) (often used where English would prefer reach, like reaching down a hole)

• räcka in Svensk ordbok.