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 attained the same heights as his father in the profession.)
   • Di guy fine reach me?  — (iba_07_na-love_dg__130, Is the guy as handsome as I am?)

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.)
   • Na dis ting wey you do so na im make dem dey talk sey if dey gader all di girls wey dey Ughelli e no still reach one of una.  — (NSC_2022, This thing you’ve just done is the reason why they say that if they bring all the girls in Ughelli to one of you, you still won’t be satisfied.)
   • Money dey reach person?  — (NSC_2022, Is there any amount of money that will be okay for anyone?)
   • Know where your power reach.  — (jw__21938, Accept your limitations.)

3. Make someting dey from one place/point go anoder place/point.

   • When una reach house abeg help me comot soup for fridge.  — (When you get home, please help me bring out the soup from the fridge.)
   • Make una quick comot abeg make una reach before traffic go plenty for road.  — (NSC_2022, You should hurry and leave so that you can get there before the traffic gets serious.)
   • I dey my guy house from Monday go reach Friday. E want use food kill me.  — (NSC_22022, I was at my friend's house from Monday till Friday. I had a lot to eat.)

Synonyms

• do, fit

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