及(およ)ぶto reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

三(さん)時間(じかん)に及(およ)ぶ会議(かいぎ)で疲(つか)れました。

I got tired in a meeting that lasted for three hours. {to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)}

母(はは)が息子(むすこ)に：「及(およ)ばぬ恋(こい)をさっさと諦(あきら)めなさい。」

Mother to her son: 'Give up on unreachable love quickly.' {to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)}

人類(じんるい)はこの百(ひゃく)年(ねん)で想像(そうぞう)も及(およ)ばない発明(はつめい)品(ひん)を生(う)み出(だ)した。

Mankind has produced inventions beyond our imagination in this past century. {to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)}

新聞(しんぶん)：「津波(つなみ)の被害(ひがい)が海岸(かいがん)沿(ぞ)いのみならず、内陸(ないりく)の方(ほう)にまで及(およ)びました。」

Newspaper: 'The damage from the tsunami not only affected the coastal areas, but also reached inland.' {to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)}

祖母(そぼ)が孫(まご)を誉(ほ)める：「及(およ)ぶ限(かぎ)りの努力(どりょく)をした結果(けっか)、目標(もくひょう)を達成(たっせい)できて何(なに)よりだね。」

Grandmother praises her grandchild: 'You've reached for your limit and it's wonderful that you've been able to achieve your goal.' {to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)}