Meaning
To arrive at a destination, or simply to get somewhere. In Patois it is the standard word for arriving, and where English 'reach' usually needs an object, here it stands alone: 'mi soon reach' means I'll arrive shortly, and 'yuh reach yet?' is have you got there. Among the most common everyday verbs, it covers arriving at a place, a point, or a stage, and 'when mi reach' is a constant phrase in the talk of coming and going, travel, and turning up.
Examples
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Mi jus reach.
I've just arrived.
A very common phrase said on arriving somewhere.
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Yuh reach yet?
Have you arrived yet?
No 'have' needed; the bare verb carries the meaning.
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By di time wi reach, di shop did lock.
By the time we arrived, the shop had closed.
'did lock' marks the past; 'lock' means closed.
Origin
From English 'reach', but used intransitively to mean 'arrive', a usage common across Caribbean creoles.
How it’s used
Everyday and neutral in register. Used by everyone. Abroad it can confuse listeners who expect an object after 'reach'.