yltää — meaning in English

English meaning

• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.

Senses

yltää is used for these senses in English:

• reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
• reach (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
• reach (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
• run (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).

reach — full definition

1. verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
2. verb To arrive at a place, level, or point after travelling or making an effort.
3. verb To make contact with someone, especially to communicate with them.
4. noun The distance or extent that something, or someone's arm, can extend.

run — full definition

1. verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
2. verb To manage or be in charge of something.
3. verb To operate or function, especially of a machine, program, or system.
4. verb To flow, as a liquid does.
5. noun An act of running.

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