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reach

/ reach /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
outreach
Derived:
stretch stretch out reach out
verb Sense 2
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"
"She may not make the grade"
Type of:
achieve accomplish attain
Derived:
arrival reaching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
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"
Kinds of:
catch up scale surmount breast access
Derived:
attainment
Verb group:
make
Entails:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
arrive get come
Kinds of:
max out break even
Derived:
attainment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
"Government reaches out to the people"
Type of:
move
Derived:
reaching stretch
See also:
reach out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
be in or establish communication with
"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
ping raise
Derived:
liaison link contact inter-group communication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
to extend as far as
"The sunlight reached the wall"
"Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
reach into
Derived:
touch touching range
See also:
extend poke out reach out reach into
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
to exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
Type of:
tug labor labour
Kinds of:
extend oneself kill oneself overexert oneself trouble oneself trouble
Derived:
strain straining striving nisus pains
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
the limits within which something can be effective
"range of motion"
"he was beyond the reach of their fire"
Type of:
limit
Kinds of:
earshot earreach hearing view eyeshot
Derived:
extend to touch range run
noun Sense 10
the limit of capability
"within the compass of education"
Type of:
capability capableness potentiality
Kinds of:
sight ken
Derived:
range compass
noun Sense 11
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 t"
Type of:
extent
Kinds of:
approximate range ballpark confines contrast internationality
Derived:
compass range straddle run
verb Sense 12
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"
Type of:
transfer
Kinds of:
give slip sneak deal hand over
Derived:
hand manus mitt paw passage
See also:
distribute give out hand out hand down hand over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 13
to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
Type of:
succeed win come through
Kinds of:
score make get to progress to begin
Derived:
attainment accomplishment achievement achiever winner
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
118
Times Searched
3
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motion movement move outreach achieve accomplish attain catch up scale surmount breast access