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reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of stretching or extending; extension.

  • The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.

    "The fruit is beyond my reach."

  • The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.

  • Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.

  • An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.

    "To call George eloquent is certainly a reach."

  • The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.

  • Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.

  • The distance traversed between tacks.

  • A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.

  • A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)

  • An extended portion or area of land or water.

  • An article to obtain an advantage.

  • The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.

  • An effort to vomit; a retching.

verb

Meaning

  • To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

    "He reached for a weapon that was on the table."

  • To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.

    "to reach one a book"

  • To stretch out the hand.

  • To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.

    "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."

  • To strike or touch with a missile.

    "His bullet reached its intended target."

  • Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

  • To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

    "When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest."

  • To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

    "After three years, he reached the position of manager."

  • To make contact with.

    "I tried to reach you all day."

  • To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).

    "What will it take for me to reach him?"

  • To arrive at a particular destination.

  • To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.

    "You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25."

  • To understand; to comprehend.

  • To overreach; to deceive.

  • To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.

    "Reach for the stars!"

  • To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).

  • To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.

  • To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.

Synonyms

contact,
get hold of,
get in touch