Polyglot Dictionary

alcanzar

/alkanˈsaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
alcanzo
preterite (yo)
alcancé
past participle
alcanzado

Meaning

  1. to reach; to be enough

    • No alcanzo el estante.

      I can't reach the shelf.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bastar

bastar and alcanzar are close synonyms for "to be enough"; alcanzar also separately means "to reach."

Practice

1 What does alcanzar mean?

2 Fill the gap: No ___ el estante.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alcanzar?

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