No. 4,496 in Spanish

alcanzando

"Reaching" or "achieving."

In a sentence

Estoy alcanzando nuevas metas personales este año.
I am reaching new personal goals this year.
In this sentence, 'alcanzando' is used in the context of achieving goals or reaching targets.
El atleta estaba alcanzando a sus competidores durante la carrera.
The athlete was catching up to his competitors during the race.
Here, 'alcanzando' refers to the act of catching up to or reaching the competitors physically.
Estamos alcanzando un momento crucial en el proyecto.
We are reaching a critical moment in the project.
In this case, 'alcanzando' indicates arriving at a significant or critical phase of a process or development.

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