= a process by which humans or plants stop moving or growing because they have reached a certain place or position

literally: to reach; hence: = a process by which a certain condition or event starts affecting someone

literally: to reach (a place); hence: = a process by which a condition stops increasing in intensity because it has reached a certain level

literally: (time) reaches; hence: = the moment when, after a certain amount of time, a particular event has taken place