bereiken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- access noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
- attain verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- compass noun A device with a magnetic needle (or an electronic equivalent) that points to show direction, especially north.
- notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
Senses
bereiken is used for these senses in English:
- access (transitive) To gain or obtain access to.
- achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
- achieve (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]
- arrive (intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
- arrive (intransitive) To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
- attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- compass (dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
- get hold of (transitive) To contact (a person).
access — full definition
- noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
- verb To obtain or gain entry to something, especially information or a place.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.