alcanzar
Spanish Pronunciation 
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alcanzar(
ahl
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kahn
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sahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to get to)
c. to catch up with 
Los alcancé justo antes de que se fueran.I caught up with them just before they left.
2. (to rise to)
a. to reach 
La temperatura alcanzó los 42ºC el fin de semana.The temperature reached 42ºC over the weekend.
a. to achieve 
No alcanzaron la meta que se habían propuesto.They didn't achieve the goal they had set themselves.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to be enough 
No alcanzan los fondos para seguir apoyando el proyecto.There isn't enough funding to continue supporting the project.
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