geraken

Meaning

1. (transitive) to reach, to attain
2. (intransitive) to end up
3. (obsolete,transitive) to touch
4. (obsolete,transitive) to hit, to strike (a target)

Concepts

attain

achieve

reach

arrive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈraːkə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geraken. Equivalent to ge- + raken.

Sentences

Om er te geraken moet je de straat oversteken .

To get there, you have to cross the street.

Black Jack of eenentwintigen is een kaartspel waarbij je zo dicht mogelijk bij eenentwintig moet zien te geraken .

Blackjack or twenty-one is a card game in which you have to get as close to twenty-one as possible.