alcance

alcance

1. inflection of alcanzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of alcançar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• Hyphenation: al‧can‧ce

Deverbal from alcançar (“to reach”).

alcance m (plural alcances)

1. reach, range, scope (maximum distance something can reach)

   Synonym: alcanço

   O objeto está ao alcance dos meus braços.

   The object is within my arms’ reach.

   Esta arma tem um alcance maior do que aquela.

   This weapon has a longer range than that one.

2. an instance of reaching something

   Synonym: alcançamento

   Vou ao alcance dos outros corredores.

   I am trying to reach the other racers.

3. (figurative) what one is capable of doing or understanding

   Vencer esta corrida está fora do meu alcance.

   Winning this race is beyond my reach.

   Essa lição está dentro do meu alcance.

   This lesson is within my reach.

alcance

1. inflection of alcançar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /alˈkanθe/ [alˈkãn̟.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈkanse/ [alˈkãn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -anθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -anse (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧can‧ce

Deverbal from alcanzar (“to reach [a point, a level, a degree]”).

alcance m (plural alcances)

1. reach, range, scope (maximum distance something can reach)

   Está fuera de mi alcance.

   She's out of my league.

alcance

1. inflection of alcanzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “alcance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024