Reach
WordNet

noun


(1)   The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(2)   An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
"The ambit of municipal legislation"
"Within the compass of this article"
"Within the scope of an investigation"
"Outside the reach of the law"
"In the political orbit of a world power"
(3)   The limit of capability
"Within the compass of education"
(4)   The limits within which something can be effective
"Range of motion"
"He was beyond the reach of their fire"

verb


(5)   Be in or establish communication with
"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
(6)   To exert much effort or energy
"Straining our ears to hear"
(7)   Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
"Government reaches out to the people"
(8)   Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
"The thermometer hit 100 degrees"
"This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
(9)   Reach a destination, either real or abstract
"We hit Detroit by noon"
"The water reached the doorstep"
"We barely made it to the finish line"
"I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(10)   Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"
"She may not make the grade"
(11)   Place into the hands or custody of
"Hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
(12)   To gain with effort
"She achieved her goal despite setbacks"
(13)   To extend as far as
"The sunlight reached the wall"
"Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
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Etymology


. Cognate with Dutch , German .

Verb



  1. To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
    He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
    He reached for his shoe with his legs.
  2. Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.
  3. To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.
    The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes.
    I can't quite reach the pepper, could you pass it to me?
  4. To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
  5. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
  6. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river.
  7. To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
    In 3 years, he reached the position of manager.
  8. To understand; to comprehend.
    I didn't reach what he was trying to tell me.
  9. To stretch out the hand.
  10. To strain after something; to make efforts.
    Reach for your dreams.
  11. To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.

Noun



  1. The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown.
    The fruit is beyond my reach.
    to be within reach of cannon shot
  2. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
  3. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
  4. An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
    To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
  5. The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
  6. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
  7. Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel.
 
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