reach

Naija

Etymology

From: English reach

Pronunciation

  • rîʃ

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Verb

  1. Make person or someting go dey di level of anoder ting.
    • E never reach im papa level for di work now.  — (Egbokhare_2021, He has not got to the same point as his father has at work.)
  2. Make person or someting fit do someting.
    • Im don know how much go reach you.  — (IBA_24_Mummy-Debbie_DG__148, He already knows how much money will be sufficient for you.)
    • Know where your power reach.  — (jw__21938, Accept your limitations.)
  3. Make someting dey from one place/point go anoder place/point.


Synonyms

Translation

  • English: to be enough, to extend to something/somewhere, sufficient, till

Serial Verb

  1. Make person or someting go dey di level of anoder ting.
    • Na so Okoye talk reach with ordinary language.  — (katakata__361, That was where Okoye left it off without being bombastic.)
    • Make the way you dey sing, loud reach how you dey talk.  — (jw__17096, Your voice pitch when singing should be the same as when you speak.)
    • Di guy fine reach me?  — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__130, Is the guy as handsome as I am?)
  2. Make someting dey from one place/point go anoder place/point.
    • E lead dem reach Red Sea and tell dem sey make dem build small tent.  — (jw__18129, He led them as far as the Red Sea and told them to make a small tent.)
    • I dey my guy house from Monday go reach Friday. E want use food kill me.  — (NSC_2021, I was at my friend's house from Monday till Friday. I had a lot to eat.)


Translations

  • English: for something to be as much as/as far as, the extent of something