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From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”). Cognate with Dutch reiken, German reichen.

From Japanese 立直 (rīchi), from Chinese 立直 (lìzhí).

299 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: протягане (protjagane) — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Finnish: ulottuvuus — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Finnish: kantama — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Japanese: 到達範囲 (tōtatsu-han'i) — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Polish: sięgnięcie — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Polish: rozciągnięcie — act of stretching or extending; extension
• Bulgarian: достигане (dostigane) — ability to reach or touch
• Catalan: abast — ability to reach or touch
• Czech: dosah — ability to reach or touch
• Esperanto: atingo — ability to reach or touch
• French: atteinte — ability to reach or touch
• Polish: zasięg — ability to reach or touch
• Spanish: alcance — ability to reach or touch
• Catalan: abast — power of stretching out or extending action
• Finnish: ulottuvuus — power of stretching out or extending action
• Japanese: 到達範囲 (tōtatsu-han'i) — power of stretching out or extending action
• Portuguese: alcance — power of stretching out or extending action
• Bulgarian: протежение (proteženie) — extent; stretch; expanse
• Bulgarian: пространство (prostranstvo) — extent; stretch; expanse
• Catalan: abast — extent; stretch; expanse
• Esperanto: etendo — extent; stretch; expanse
• Estonian: ulatus — extent; stretch; expanse
• Finnish: ulottuvuus — extent; stretch; expanse
• French: portée — extent; stretch; expanse
• Hindi: पहुंच (pahuñc) — extent; stretch; expanse
• Hindi: पहुँच (pahuñc) — extent; stretch; expanse
• Polish: rozciągłość — extent; stretch; expanse
• Bulgarian: преувеличение (preuveličenie) — exaggeration
• Finnish: kaukaa haettu — exaggeration
• Finnish: ulottuvuus — boxing: distance a boxer's arm can extend
• French: allonge — boxing: distance a boxer's arm can extend
• Japanese: リーチ (rīchi) — boxing: distance a boxer's arm can extend
• Bulgarian: галс (gals) — A straightish stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach
• French: bief — A level stretch of a watercourse
• German: Kanalhaltung — A level stretch of a watercourse
• German: Strecke — A level stretch of a watercourse
• Māori: tūtanga — A level stretch of a watercourse
• Catalan: tram — extended portion of land or water
• Dutch: pand — extended portion of land or water
• Finnish: alue — extended portion of land or water
• Italian: tratto — extended portion of land or water
• Māori: tai and whanga — extended portion of land or water
• Spanish: tramo — extended portion of land or water
• Finnish: avotuuli — nautical: point of sail
• Southern Altai: једер (ǰeder) — to arrive at by effort
• Arabic: بَلَغَ (balaḡa) — to arrive at by effort
• Azerbaijani: çatmaq — to arrive at by effort
• Azerbaijani: gəlib-çatmaq — to arrive at by effort
• Azerbaijani: yetmək — to arrive at by effort
• Belarusian: дахо́дзіць (daxódzicʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Belarusian: дайсці́ (dajscí) — to arrive at by effort
• Belarusian: даязджа́ць (dajazdžácʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Belarusian: дае́хаць (dajéxacʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Belizean Creole: reech — to arrive at by effort
• Bulgarian: дости́гам (dostígam) — to arrive at by effort
• Bulgarian: дости́гна (dostígna) — to arrive at by effort
• Buryat: хүрэхэ (xürexe) — to arrive at by effort
• Cebuano: abot — to arrive at by effort
• Chinese Mandarin: 到達 /到达 (dàodá) — to arrive at by effort
• Chinese Mandarin: 抵達 /抵达 (dǐdá) — to arrive at by effort
• Ngazidja Comorian: uhondra — to arrive at by effort
• Czech: dorazit — to arrive at by effort
• Czech: dojet — to arrive at by effort
• Danish: nå — to arrive at by effort
• Danish: nå frem til — to arrive at by effort
• Dutch: bereiken — to arrive at by effort
• Esperanto: atingi — to arrive at by effort
• Finnish: saavuttaa — to arrive at by effort
• French: atteindre — to arrive at by effort
• French: arriver à — to arrive at by effort
• German: erreichen — to arrive at by effort
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (fairrinnan) — to arrive at by effort
• Greek: φτάνω (ftáno) — to arrive at by effort
• Ancient Greek: ἱκάνω (hikánō) — to arrive at by effort
• Ancient Greek: ἀφικνέομαι (aphiknéomai) — to arrive at by effort
• Hindi: पहुँचना (pahũcnā) — to arrive at by effort
• Hungarian: elér — to arrive at by effort
• Hungarian: odaér — to arrive at by effort
• Ingrian: tavata — to arrive at by effort
• Ingrian: päässä — to arrive at by effort
• Interlingua: arrivar a — to arrive at by effort
• Irish: ionsaigh — to arrive at by effort
• Irish: sroich — to arrive at by effort
• Italian: raggiungere — to arrive at by effort
• Italian: avvicinare — to arrive at by effort
• Italian: contattare — to arrive at by effort
• Japanese: 達する (tassuru) — to arrive at by effort
• Japanese: 到達する (tōtatsu suru) — to arrive at by effort
• Japanese: 到着する (tōchaku suru) — to arrive at by effort
• Kalmyk: күрх (kürx) — to arrive at by effort
• Korean: 달하다 (dalhada) — to arrive at by effort
• Korean: 도달하다 (dodalhada) — to arrive at by effort
• Korean: 도착하다 (dochakhada) — to arrive at by effort
• Latin: pervenio — to arrive at by effort
• Malayalam: എത്തുക (ettuka) — to arrive at by effort
• Māori: tapotu — to arrive at by effort
• Mongolian: хүрэх (xürex) — to arrive at by effort
• Norwegian: rekke — to arrive at by effort
• Polish: docierać — to arrive at by effort
• Polish: dotrzeć — to arrive at by effort
• Portuguese: chegar — to arrive at by effort
• Portuguese: alcançar — to arrive at by effort
• Portuguese: atingir — to arrive at by effort
• Romanian: ajunge — to arrive at by effort
• Russian: доходи́ть (doxodítʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Russian: дойти́ (dojtí) — to arrive at by effort
• Russian: прибыва́ть (pribyvátʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Russian: прибы́ть (pribýtʹ) — to arrive at by effort
• Upper Sorbian: dóńć — to arrive at by effort
• Spanish: llegar a — to arrive at by effort
• Spanish: alcanzar — to arrive at by effort
• Spanish: allegarse a — to arrive at by effort
• Swedish: nå — to arrive at by effort
• Swedish: nå fram till — to arrive at by effort
• Tamil: போய்சேர் (pōycēr) — to arrive at by effort
• Tocharian B: yäm- — to arrive at by effort
• Turkish: ulaşmak — to arrive at by effort
• Turkish: erişmek — to arrive at by effort
• Tuvan: чедер (çeder) — to arrive at by effort
• Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎙𐎊 (mġy) — to arrive at by effort
• Ukrainian: дохо́дити (doxódyty) — to arrive at by effort
• Ukrainian: дійти́ (dijtý) — to arrive at by effort
• Ukrainian: доїжджа́ти (dojiždžáty) — to arrive at by effort
• Ukrainian: дої́хати (dojíxaty) — to arrive at by effort
• Arabic: بَلَغَ (balaḡa) — to extend, to thrust out
• Armenian: տարածվել (taracvel) — to extend, to thrust out
• Bulgarian: прости́рам се (prostíram se) — to extend, to thrust out
• Cebuano: abot — to extend, to thrust out
• Czech: sáhnout — to extend, to thrust out
• Finnish: kurkottaa — to extend, to thrust out
• Finnish: kurottaa — to extend, to thrust out
• Finnish: tavoitella — to extend, to thrust out
• German: greifen nach — to extend, to thrust out
• German: langen nach — to extend, to thrust out
• Ancient Greek: ὀρέγω (orégō) — to extend, to thrust out
• Irish: sroich — to extend, to thrust out
• Italian: allungare — to extend, to thrust out
• Italian: stendere — to extend, to thrust out
• Japanese: 伸ばす (nobasu) — to extend, to thrust out
• Khmer: ឈោង (choong) — to extend, to thrust out
• Latin: extendo — to extend, to thrust out
• Malayalam: എത്തുക (ettuka) — to extend, to thrust out
• Māori: hītamo — to extend, to thrust out
• Polish: sięgać — to extend, to thrust out
• Polish: sięgnąć — to extend, to thrust out
• Romanian: extinde — to extend, to thrust out
• Romanian: alungi — to extend, to thrust out
• Romanian: prelungi — to extend, to thrust out
• Romanian: întinde — to extend, to thrust out
• Romanian: lungi — to extend, to thrust out
• Russian: тяну́ться (tjanútʹsja) — to extend, to thrust out
• Russian: потяну́ться (potjanútʹsja) — to extend, to thrust out
• Serbo-Croatian: doseći — to extend, to thrust out
• Serbo-Croatian: dosezati — to extend, to thrust out
• Tamil: எட்டு (eṭṭu) — to extend, to thrust out
• Vietnamese: với — to extend, to thrust out
• Welsh: cael at — to extend, to thrust out
• Bulgarian: подавам (podavam) — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Finnish: ojentaa — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• German: reichen — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Italian: allungare — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Italian: stendere — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Italian: raggiungere — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Japanese: 手渡す (tewatasu) — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Portuguese: alcançar — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Quechua: hayway — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Romanian: întinde — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Romanian: prelungi — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Romanian: alungi — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Romanian: așterne — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Russian: достава́ть (dostavátʹ) — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Russian: доста́ть (dostátʹ) — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Serbo-Croatian: dokučiti — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Spanish: alcanzar — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Turkish: uzatmak — to give by stretching out, to hand over
• Bulgarian: протягам (protjagam) — to stretch out the hand
• Cebuano: abot — to stretch out the hand
• Finnish: ojentaa — to stretch out the hand
• French: tendre — to stretch out the hand
• German: ausstrecken — to stretch out the hand
• German: reichen — to stretch out the hand
• Hungarian: nyúl — to stretch out the hand
• Japanese: 伸ばす (nobasu) — to stretch out the hand
• Russian: протя́гивать (protjágivatʹ) — to stretch out the hand
• Russian: протяну́ть (protjanútʹ) — to stretch out the hand
• Spanish: tender — to stretch out the hand
• Tamil: நீட்டு (nīṭṭu) — to stretch out the hand
• Aromanian: agiungu — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Bulgarian: посягам (posjagam) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Catalan: abastar — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Cebuano: abot — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Danish: nå — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Finnish: ylettää — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Finnish: ylettyä — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Finnish: yltää — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• French: atteindre — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• German: erreichen — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• German: kommen an — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• German: drankommen — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Italian: raggiungere — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Japanese: 伸ばす (nobasu) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Latin: teneo — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Lithuanian: pasiekti — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Māori: hītamo — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Māori: rou — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Occitan: abastar — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Polish: dosięgać — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Polish: dosięgnąć — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Portuguese: alcançar — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Romanian: atinge — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Romanian: ajunge — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Russian: достава́ть (dostavátʹ) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Russian: доста́ть (dostátʹ) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Spanish: alcanzar — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Spanish: percanzar — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Swedish: nå — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Ukrainian: діста́вати (distávaty) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Vietnamese: với — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Yiddish: גרייכן (greykhn) — to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
• Bulgarian: дости́гам (dostígam) — to strike or touch with a missile
• Bulgarian: дости́гна (dostígna) — to strike or touch with a missile
• Finnish: osua — to strike or touch with a missile
• French: atteindre — to strike or touch with a missile
• German: erreichen — to strike or touch with a missile
• Italian: prendere — to strike or touch with a missile
• Japanese: 達する (tassuru) — to strike or touch with a missile
• Japanese: 到達する (tōtatsu suru) — to strike or touch with a missile
• Portuguese: atingir — to strike or touch with a missile
• Romanian: ajunge — to strike or touch with a missile
• Romanian: atinge — to strike or touch with a missile
• Romanian: nimeri — to strike or touch with a missile
• Ngazidja Comorian: uwaswili — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Dutch: bereiken — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Finnish: saavuttaa — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Finnish: ulottaa — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Finnish: tunkeutua — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Finnish: lävistää — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Finnish: yltää — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• French: atteindre — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• German: erreichen — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Japanese: 達する (tassuru) — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Portuguese: alcançar — to extend an action, effort, or influence to
• Bulgarian: дости́гам (dostígam) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Bulgarian: дости́гна (dostígna) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Finnish: ulottua — to touch by virtue of extent
• Finnish: ylettyä — to touch by virtue of extent
• Finnish: saavuttaa — to touch by virtue of extent
• Finnish: yltää — to touch by virtue of extent
• French: atteindre — to touch by virtue of extent
• German: erreichen — to touch by virtue of extent
• German: drankommen — to touch by virtue of extent
• Ancient Greek: ἀφικνέομαι (aphiknéomai) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Japanese: 達する (tassuru) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Japanese: 到達する (tōtatsu suru) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Malayalam: എത്തുക (ettuka) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Russian: достига́ть (dostigátʹ) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Russian: дости́чь (dostíčʹ) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Russian: дости́гнуть (dostígnutʹ) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Spanish: alcanzar — to touch by virtue of extent
• Ukrainian: досяга́ти (dosjaháty) — to touch by virtue of extent
• Bulgarian: свързвам се (svǎrzvam se) — to make contact with
• Finnish: tavoitella — to make contact with
• Finnish: tavoittaa — to make contact with
• Russian: свя́зываться (svjázyvatʹsja) — to make contact with
• Russian: связа́ться (svjazátʹsja) — to make contact with
• Finnish: saada yhteys — figuratively: to connect with someone
• Japanese: 心を動かす (kokoro o ugokasu) — figuratively: to connect with someone
• Japanese: 伝えおおせる (tsutae-ooseru) — figuratively: to connect with someone
• Basque: heldu — to arrive at a particular destination
• Bulgarian: пристигам (pristigam) — to arrive at a particular destination
• Finnish: saapua — to arrive at a particular destination
• Finnish: saavuttaa — to arrive at a particular destination
• Bulgarian: дости́гам (dostígam) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Bulgarian: дости́гна (dostígna) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Finnish: saavuttaa — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Finnish: täyttää — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Malayalam: എത്തുക (ettuka) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Malayalam: ആകുക (ākuka) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Russian: дожива́ть (doživátʹ) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Russian: дожи́ть (dožítʹ) — to continue living until, or up to, a certain age
• Finnish: käsittää — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• German: begreifen — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• Japanese: 達する (tassuru) — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• Portuguese: entender — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• Portuguese: compreender — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• Spanish: percanzar — to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend
• Bulgarian: стремя́ се (stremjá se) — to strain after something; to make efforts
• Finnish: tavoitella — to strain after something; to make efforts
• Finnish: yrittää liikaa — to strain after something; to make efforts
• Latin: apīscor — to strain after something; to make efforts
• Russian: стреми́ться (stremítʹsja) — to strain after something; to make efforts
• Bulgarian: протягам се (protjagam se) — to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
• Cebuano: abot — to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
• Finnish: yltää — to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
• French: atteindre — to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
• Japanese: 伸ばす (nobasu) — to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
• Finnish: purjehtia avotuuleen — nautical: to sail with the wind from abeam or from the side
• Hebrew: שָׁט בְּרוּחַ צַד (shat beruakh tsad) — nautical: to sail with the wind from abeam or from the side
• Māori: rere paepae — nautical: to sail with the wind from abeam or from the side