verb/alkanˈθaɾ/
to reach; to get to to catch up; to accomplish; to achieve; to be enough; to suffice; to pass; to peak, to peak at
“Los alcancé a tiempo.” — I caught up with them in time.
Synonyms: percanzar, llegar
From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre (ultimately related to Latin calx (“heel”)), influenced by Latin ad and/or the Spanish preposition al. Compare the form encalzar, Portuguese encalçar, Catalan encalçar. Also compare English causeway, cause- being derived from calciare (“to tread”), which Spanish calzar also descends from.