alcanzar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attain verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
- overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
- suffice verb To be enough for a purpose or need.
Senses
alcanzar is used for these senses in English:
- attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- catch up (ambitransitive) To reach something that had been ahead.
- overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
- 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.
- suffice (intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
attain — full definition
- verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- noun Something reached or achieved; an accomplishment. (Rare use; usually replaced by "attainment.")
hand — full definition
- noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
- noun The cards a player is holding in a card game, or a single round of play.
- noun Help or assistance, especially physical.
- noun A worker or laborer, especially one hired for manual work.
- verb To pass or give something to someone using the hand.