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reachest

verb, old form used with thou

«reachest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«reachest» means «you reach», a form of «reach»: To reach is to get to a place: the train reached the city. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou reachest» = «you reach».

Examples

‘“Take that path,” said he, “that leads to the head of this grassy glade, and go up the wood till thou reachest the top. (The Lilac Fairy Book) tree →
But to-night thou must sleep in the this castle, and in the morning see that thou rise early and follow the road upwards through the valley, until thou reachest a wood. (The Lilac Fairy Book) tree →

Note

Today: you reach.

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