This is the 820th most frequent German word.
erreichten
"Erreichten" is the past tense form of "erreichen," meaning "reached" or "achieved" in English.
Here, 'erreichten' is used to indicate that a goal or destination was achieved collectively.
Gemeinsam erreichten sie das Ziel.
Together they reached the goal.
In this sentence, 'erreichten' conveys the achievement of significant progress due to effort.
Durch harte Arbeit erreichten sie bemerkenswerte Fortschritte.
Through hard work, they achieved remarkable progress.
Here, 'erreichten' describes the accomplishment of physically reaching the top of a mountain.