Erreichen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- 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.
- attainment noun The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
- profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
Senses
Erreichen is used for these senses in English:
- absolve (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
- 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.
- attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- attainment The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
- get (intransitive, informal, mostly, imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- get hold of (transitive) To contact (a person).
absolve — full definition
- verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.
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.