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erreichen

reach

verb er-RY-khen Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

achieve

Usage Note

erreichen covers both physically reaching a place and reaching a person by phone, as in Ich konnte sie nicht erreichen ('I couldn't get hold of her'). It is inseparable, so the prefix er- never detaches.

Examples

"Wir erreichen den Bahnhof rechtzeitig."

Natural Translation

We'll reach the station in time.

Literal Translation

We reach the station in-time.

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