Reach in different languages

Reach in Different Languages

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Reach


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Afrikaans
bereik
Albanian
arrij
Amharic
መድረስ
Arabic
تصل
Armenian
հասնել
Assamese
উপনীত হোৱা
Aymara
jikxataña
Azerbaijani
çatmaq
Bambara
ka sɔrɔ
Basque
iritsi
Belarusian
дасягнуць
Bengali
পৌঁছানো
Bhojpuri
पहुँच
Bosnian
dohvat
Bulgarian
достигнат
Catalan
arribar
Cebuano
pagkab-ot
Chinese (Simplified)
达到
Chinese (Traditional)
達到
Corsican
ghjunghje
Croatian
dohvatiti
Czech
dosáhnout
Danish
Dhivehi
ފޯރުން
Dogri
पुज्ज
Dutch
bereiken
English
reach
Esperanto
atingi
Estonian
jõuda
Ewe
te ɖe egbɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
maabot
Finnish
tavoittaa
French
atteindre
Frisian
berikke
Galician
alcance
Georgian
მიღწევა
German
erreichen
Greek
φθάνω
Guarani
hupyty
Gujarati
પહોંચ
Haitian Creole
rive
Hausa
isa
Hawaiian
hiki
Hebrew
לְהַגִיעַ
Hindi
पहुंच
Hmong
ncav cuag
Hungarian
elérni
Icelandic
Igbo
iru
Ilocano
madanon
Indonesian
mencapai
Irish
sroicheadh
Italian
raggiungere
Japanese
リーチ
Javanese
tekan
Kannada
ತಲುಪಲು
Kazakh
жету
Khmer
ឈានដល់
Kinyarwanda
kugera
Konkani
पावप
Korean
범위
Krio
rich
Kurdish
gîhaştin
Kurdish (Sorani)
گەیشتن
Kyrgyz
жетүү
Lao
ບັນລຸ
Latin
semoto
Latvian
sasniegt
Lingala
kokoma
Lithuanian
pasiekti
Luganda
okutuuka
Luxembourgish
erreechen
Macedonian
достигне
Maithili
पहुंच
Malagasy
takatry
Malay
mencapai
Malayalam
എത്തിച്ചേരുക
Maltese
tilħaq
Maori
toro
Marathi
पोहोचणे
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯌꯧꯕ
Mizo
thleng
Mongolian
хүрэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
ရောက်ရှိ
Nepali
पुग्नु
Norwegian
å nå
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kufikira
Odia (Oriya)
ପହଞ୍ଚିବା |
Oromo
ga'uu
Pashto
رسيدل
Persian
رسیدن
Polish
dosięgnąć
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
alcance
Punjabi
ਪਹੁੰਚੋ
Quechua
aypay
Romanian
a ajunge
Russian
достичь
Samoan
aapa
Sanskrit
अवाप्नोतु
Scots Gaelic
ruighinn
Sepedi
fihlelela
Serbian
досегнути
Sesotho
fihlella
Shona
kusvika
Sindhi
پهچڻ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ළඟා වන්න
Slovak
dosiahnuť
Slovenian
doseči
Somali
gaadho
Spanish
alcanzar
Sundanese
ngahontal
Swahili
kufikia
Swedish
Tagalog (Filipino)
maabot
Tajik
расидан
Tamil
அடைய
Tatar
барып җитү
Telugu
చేరుకోండి
Thai
เอื้อม
Tigrinya
ብፅሕ
Tsonga
fikelela
Turkish
ulaşmak
Turkmen
ýetmek
Twi (Akan)
duru
Ukrainian
досягти
Urdu
پہنچنا
Uyghur
يەت
Uzbek
yetmoq
Vietnamese
chạm tới
Welsh
cyrraedd
Xhosa
ukufikelela
Yiddish
דערגרייכן
Yoruba
de ọdọ
Zulu
finyelela

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Bereik" is the Afrikaans word for "reach," but it can also mean "area" or "field."
AlbanianThe word "arrij" in Albanian derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *reg- ("to stretch, reach, set in motion").
AmharicThe word "መድረስ" is used figuratively in Amharic to also mean "to achieve" or "to succeed".
Arabic"تصل" is the result of concatenating the prefix "ت" with the verb root "وصل" which also means "to reach".
Armenian"Հասնել" can also mean "to arrive", "to attain", "to achieve", or "to get to".
AzerbaijaniThe word "çatmaq" in Azerbaijani also means "to encounter" or "to meet".
BasqueThe term 'iritsi' has several related meanings in Basque, including 'to arrive,' 'to obtain,' and 'to happen'.
BelarusianThe Belarusian word "дасягнуць" can also mean "to achieve", "to arrive at", and "to attain".
BengaliIn Sanskrit, "prapta" means "attained", "arrived", or "obtained".
BosnianThe word "dohvat" also carries the connotation of "grasping" or "apprehending" in Bosnian, signifying a more cognitive and intentional act of reaching.
BulgarianThe verb "достигнат" can also mean "attain" or "arrive at". It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean "achieve" or "accomplish".
CatalanThe Catalan verb "arribar" derives from the Latin "ad ripam", meaning "to the edge".
Cebuano"Pagkab-ot" can also mean "to achieve" or "to fulfill."
Chinese (Simplified)The word "达到" can also mean "arrive" or "attain".
Chinese (Traditional)"達到" can also mean "attain" or "arrive at".
CorsicanCorsican "ghjunghje" (reach) derives from Latin "iungere" (join) and also means "to be close".
CroatianThe word "dohvatiti" also means "to comprehend" or "to acquire knowledge", and is cognate with the Sanskrit word "dhāvati" meaning "to run".
CzechThe word "dosáhnout" can also mean "to achieve" or "to obtain".
DanishIn Norwegian, nå means now, and in Swedish,någon means someone.
DutchThe word “bereiken” shares its origin with the English word “beacon” and has the additional meaning of “to enlighten”.
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "atingi" is derived from the Latin word "attingere," meaning "to touch"
EstonianThe Estonian word "jõuda" also means "be able to do something" or "manage to do something".
Finnish"Tavoittaa" comes from the word "tavoite" (goal), ultimately deriving from the Proto-Uralic word *toje̮- (arrive).
FrenchDerived from Latin “attingere” (“to touch, attain”), related to “tangere” (“to touch”) from Indo-European root “tag-”, meaning “to touch.”
FrisianThe Proto-Germanic word berikan ('to attain') can also mean 'to preserve' or 'to recover' in Frisian, like the Old English 'beorgan'.
Galician"Alcance" is commonly used in the sense of reach in Galician as in English, but can also take the meaning of ``ability to obtain, achieve, etc.``
GermanThe verb "erreichen" can also be used in the sense of "to achieve" or "to attain".
GreekThe verb "φθάνω" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bʰewdʰ-, which also gives rise to English "bud" and Latin "fodio" (dig).
GujaratiThe word "પહોંચ" can also mean "access", "influence", or "grasp".
Haitian CreoleThe word 'rive' in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word 'river', which means 'to cross a body of water'.
HausaThe word "isa" also means "to arrive" or "to come" in Hausa.
HawaiianIt is also a suffix that means "to pull" or "to drag" in the causative voice.
HebrewThe Hebrew verb "להגיע" can also mean "to arrive" or "to attain".
HindiThe word "पहुंच" in Hindi can also mean "access" or "influence".
HmongThe Hmong term "ncav cuag" has an additional alternate use in reference to "meeting a goal" analogous with the English verb, “accomplish”.
HungarianThe word "elérni" can also mean "to achieve" or "to attain" in Hungarian.
IcelandicIn addition to meaning "reach," "ná" can also refer to the distance one can stretch one's arm, particularly to reach something.
IgboIru can also mean 'get to', 'obtain', or 'arrive at'
Indonesian"Mencapai" (reach) can also mean "to arrive", "to ascend" or "to accomplish".
IrishThe Irish word "sroicheadh" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*h₃reg-," meaning "to stretch, reach, or touch."
ItalianThe word "raggiungere" derives from the Latin "re-ad-iungere" meaning "to join again" or "to reunite".
JapaneseThe word "リーチ" can also refer to the act of calling "riichi" in the game of Mahjong.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "tekan" has alternate meanings and is etymologically linked to other languages such as Sanskrit and Malay, conveying various shades of connection, impact, and attainment.
KannadaThe verb ತಲುಪಲು (talupalu) is also used figuratively to indicate 'to understand' or 'to attain a goal'.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "жету" also means "to overtake" or "to outrun".
KhmerThe Khmer word "ឈានដល់" also means "to arrive" or "to attain".
Korean범위 (bomwi) means "reach" in Korean, but it also refers to a scope, range, or extent.
KurdishThe word "gîhaştin" in Kurdish is etymologically related to the Persian word "râsidan" (meaning "to arrive"), and also has the alternate meaning of "to catch up to".
KyrgyzThe Kyrgyz word "жетүү" (reach) also means "to arrive" or "to get something.
LaoThe Lao word ບັນລຸ (banlu) is derived from the Pali word pallabhati, meaning "to reach, to arrive at, to obtain."
LatinThe Latin word "semoto" means "separate," "set aside," or "removed," but it can also be used to describe the act of "stretching out" or "reaching for" something.
LatvianThe word "sasniegt" can also refer to obtaining a goal or achieving a result.
LithuanianThe word "pasiekti" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekw-, meaning "to follow". It also shares its root with the words "sekti" (to follow), "susticti" (to meet), and "susekti" (to find).
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "erreechen" is derived from the Middle High German word "erreichen," which means "to attain" or "to achieve."
MacedonianIn Polish, the word "dotknąć" also means "to touch" or "to feel".
MalagasyIn addition to the verb "to reach," "takatry" can also refer to "to go to," "to go to the end," "to try," "to attempt," "to endure," "to persevere," or "to finish."
MalayThe Malay word "mencapai" is derived from the Sanskrit word "manchati" meaning "to reach" or "to arrive at". It can also be used to mean "to achieve" or "to accomplish".
MalteseThe word "tilħaq" can also mean "to arrive at" or "to obtain".
Maori"Toro" in Maori also means "to climb" or "to rise".
MarathiThe word "पोहोचणे" can also mean "to arrive" or "to attain".
Mongolian"Хүрэх" is also the Mongolian word for "arrive".
NepaliThe word "पुग्नु" is related to the Sanskrit word "प्राप्त" (prāpta), which also means "to reach" or "to arrive".
NorwegianIn Norwegian, "å nå" can also mean "to obtain" or "to achieve".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The Nyanja word 'kufikira' can also mean 'to think' or 'to consider'.
PashtoThe word "رسيدل" can also refer to a destination or a target.
Persian"رسیدن" also refers to the act of arriving at a place, as well as attaining something desired.
PolishThe word "dosięgnąć" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "dosęči", which means "to reach" and can also mean "to attain" or "to acquire".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Alcance is derived from Arabic words "al qaws" meaning "rainbow" or "arch".
Punjabiਪਹੁੰਚੋ (pahuchō) in Punjabi has alternate meanings of 'to touch, to come to the level or standard of, to attain or acquire, to understand, to come to a decision or conclusion'
RomanianThe Romanian verb "a ajunge" means "to arrive" or "to get to a place," but also has the figurative meaning of "to achieve" or "to obtain."
RussianThe word "достичь" (reach) comes from the Proto-Slavic root *dostignǫti, which also means "to get to". In addition, "достичь" can refer to achieving a goal or result.
SamoanThe Samoan word "aapa" also means "to obtain" or "to achieve".
Scots GaelicRuighinn derives from a Proto-Celtic word, possibly "rig-" meaning "run, flow", and is cognate with French "ruisseau" (brook), Welsh "rhigol" (channel), and Latin "rigare" (irrigate).
SerbianThe word "досегнути" (reach) in Serbian also means "to attain" or "to achieve".
SesothoThe word "fihlella" in Sesotho can also mean "be in charge" or "be responsible for something".
ShonaThe Shona word "kusvika" can also refer to the process of "arriving somewhere" or "getting there".
Sindhiپهچڻ (reach) in Sindhi also means 'to understand'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)"ළඟා වන්න" can refer to physically approaching a destination or metaphorically achieving a goal.
SlovakThe verb "dosiahnuť" in Slovak can also mean "to achieve, to attain, to get"}
SlovenianThe word 'doseči' can also mean to accomplish or achieve something.
SomaliThe word "gaadho" in Somali has alternate meanings such as "arrive" and "attain".
Spanish'Alcanzar' derives from the Arabic 'al-kanasa', which means 'to acquire mastery over' or 'to possess'.
SundaneseIn Sundanese, the word `ngahontal` can be a metaphor for something being far, difficult or even impossible to achieve.
SwahiliThe word 'kufikia' can also refer to the concept of arrival or fulfillment.
SwedishThe Swedish word "nå" also shares roots with the English word "now", denoting a point in time.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Maabot" can also refer to "sufficient" in terms of quantity or "attainable" in terms of goals.
TajikThe word "расидан" in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "رسیدن" meaning "to arrive" or "obtain."
Tamil"அடைய" derives from the root "அட" meaning "to be near" and is also used to mean "to embrace" and "to join".
TeluguThe Telugu word "చేరుకోండి" can also mean "to attain, to achieve, to arrive at, to get to, to come to".
Thai"เอื้อม" (reach) can also mean "to extend one's influence or power."
TurkishThe word "ulaşmak" in Turkish also means "to attain" or "to achieve" a goal.
UkrainianДосягти ('reach') was derived from the 16th-century Ukrainian word 'досяг' ('attained').
UrduThe word "پہنچنا" can also mean "to arrive" or "to attain".
UzbekYetmoq in Uzbek also means "to achieve".
VietnameseEtymology: Hán-Việt of Chinese chạm (sờ, đụng).
WelshIn Welsh mythology, 'cyrraedd' was a magical spell causing someone to reach a distant place instantly.
XhosaThe word "ukufikelela" in Xhosa is derived from the verb "ukufika," meaning "to arrive," and can also mean "to achieve" or "to attain."
Yiddishדערגרייכן comes from the German word 'derreichen' which also means to reach, extend or attain, and also serves as the basis for the English word 'direct'.
YorubaA related meaning of "de ọdọ" is "to arrive at", "to reach a destination".
ZuluThe word "finyelela" in Zulu also has the meaning of "arrive at" or "attain".
EnglishThe word "reach" originally meant "a stretch of land" or "a range of mountains".

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