reach

reach: I. verb Etymology: Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣcan; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian raižytis to stretch oneself Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to stretch out ; extend b. thrust 2. a. to touch or grasp by extending a part of the body (as a hand) or an object <
couldn't reach the apple
> b. to pick up and draw toward one ; take c. (1) to extend to <
the shadow reached the wall
> (2) to get up to or as far as ; come to <
your letter reached me yesterday
> <
his voice reached the last rows
> <
they hoped to reach an agreement
> d. (1) encompass (2) to make an impression on (3) to communicate with 3. to hand over ; pass intransitive verb 1. a. to make a stretch with or as if with one's hand b. to strain after something 2. a. project, extend <
his land reaches to the river
> b. to arrive at or come to something <
as far as the eye could reach
> 3. to sail on a reach • reachable adjective • reacher noun II. noun Date: 1536 1. a continuous stretch or expanse; especially a straight portion of a stream or river 2. a. (1) the action or an act of reaching (2) an individual part of a progression or journey b. (1) a reachable distance <
within reach
> (2) ability to reach <
had a long reach
> c. an extent or range especially of knowledge or comprehension 3. a bearing shaft or coupling pole; especially the rod joining the hind axle to the forward bolster of a wagon 4. the tack sailed by a ship with the wind coming just forward of the beam or with the wind directly abeam or abaft the beam 5. echelon, level — usually used in plural <
the upper reaches of academia
>

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Extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth, Reaching, extension / Touch in extent, extend to, Power to reach / Strike, hit, Capacity, capability, grasp, power of attainment / Arrive at, come to, get to, get at, make way to, Penetration, depth of thought / Get, obtain, attain to, gain, be advanced to, Extend, be extended, Extent, extension, stretch, range, compass, distance, space, span, spread, expanse / Application, influence, result / Stratagem, ruse, fetch, artifice, scheme, contrivance

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reach´er — reach «reech», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to get to; arrive at; come to: »to reach the top of a hill, to reach the end of a book, to reach an agreement. Your letter reached me yesterday. SYNONYM(S): attain, gain. 2. to stretch out; … Useful english dictionary
reach — [rēch] vt. [ME rechen < OE ræcan, akin to Ger reichen < IE * rēiĝ , to stretch out, extend the hand, akin to base * reĝ , straight, stretch, direct > RIGHT] 1. to thrust out or extend (the hand, etc.) 2. to extend to, or touch, by… … English World dictionary
Reach — Reach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reached} (r[=e]cht) ({Raught}, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaching}.] [OE. rechen, AS. r[=ae]can, r[=ae]cean, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen, and possibly to AS. r[=i]ce… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reach — Reach, n. 1. The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot. [1913 Webster] 2. The power of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Reach — Reach, v. i. 1. To stretch out the hand. [1913 Webster] Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste! Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To strain after something; to make efforts. [1913 Webster] Reaching above our nature does no good. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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reach — vb Reach, gain, compass, achieve, attain can mean to arrive at a point by effort or work. Reach is the most general term, being capable of reference to whatever can be arrived at by exertion of any degree and applicable to such diverse matters as … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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reach — [n] extent, range; stretch ability, ambit, capacity, command, compass, distance, extension, gamut, grasp, horizon, influence, jurisdiction, ken, latitude, magnitude, mastery, orbit, play, power, purview, radius, scope, spread, sweep, swing;… … New thesaurus

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