bereiken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈrɛi̯kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧rei‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bereiken. Equivalent to be- + reiken.

Verb

bereiken

  1. (transitive) to arrive at, to reach, to get to
  2. (transitive) to achieve, to attain
Inflection
Inflection of bereiken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bereiken
past singular bereikte
past participle bereikt
infinitive bereiken
gerund bereiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bereikbereikte
2nd person sing. (jij) bereiktbereikte
2nd person sing. (u) bereiktbereikte
2nd person sing. (gij) bereiktbereikte
3rd person singular bereiktbereikte
plural bereikenbereikten
subjunctive sing.1 bereikebereikte
subjunctive plur.1 bereikenbereikten
imperative sing. bereik
imperative plur.1 bereikt
participles bereikendbereikt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

bereiken

  1. plural of bereik

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- + reiken.

Verb

bereiken

  1. to reach, to arrive at

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: bereiken
  • Limburgish: breike, brieke

Further reading

  • bereiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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