bestrijken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bestriken, from Old Dutch *bistrīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīkan. Equivalent to be- +‎ strijken. Cognate with German bestreichen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧strij‧ken Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən === Verb === bestrijken (transitive) to smear, spread (transitive) to cover, to be spread across (transitive, military, of ranged weapon, especially artillery) to reach, to cover (a location or distance) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bestrijking