reichen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to reach (extend a certain distance)
  2. (ditransitive, weak) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach
  3. (intransitive, weak) to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

länge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reihhen, reichen, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną. Compare Dutch reiken, English reach.

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