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достигать

Translation of достигать

reach

Russian word in Latin letters: dostigat

Meaning of достигать

Russian

добраться до места или до нужного уровня

English

to get to a place or level

reach

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[dəsʲtʲɪˈgatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Достичь цель or достичь цели?

достичь цели

достигать + genitive

Don't say достичь цель. Say достичь цели: this verb takes the genitive.

Команда достигла цели за год.

The team reached its goal in a year.

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  1. We finally reached the top.

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    Мы наконец достигли вершины.

  2. The water reached the top step.

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    Вода достигла верхней ступеньки.

достигать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between достигать, добираться, доходить, прибывать, and дотягиваться

добираться
🇷🇺Russian

To reach a place after a journey or effort.

доходить
🇷🇺Russian

To reach a point: on foot, or water, a letter, news.

Advanced: broader words

🇷🇺Russian

Formal: to arrive at a destination.

B1less common
Д
🇷🇺Russian
дотягиваться

Another meaning of reach: with your hand, дотянуться до полки.

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Questions about this word

достигать meaning: what does it mean?

to get to a place or level

достигать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

достигать is pronounced as [dəsʲtʲɪˈgatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

достигать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We finally reached the top. Translation: Мы наконец достигли вершины.

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