bereiken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈrɛi̯kə(n)/
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  • 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
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular bereik bereikte
2nd person sing. (jij) bereikt bereikte
2nd person sing. (u) bereikt bereikte
2nd person sing. (gij) bereikt bereikte
3rd person singular bereikt bereikte
plural bereiken bereikten
subjunctive sing.1 bereike bereikte
subjunctive plur.1 bereiken bereikten
imperative sing. bereik
imperative plur.1 bereikt
participles bereikend bereikt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on 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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