Reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/ · verb

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
2. (transitive) 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.
3. (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
4. (transitive) 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.
5. (transitive, of a missile) To strike or touch.
6. (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
7. (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
8. (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

Example Sentences

He reached for a weapon that was on the table.

He reached for his shoe with his legs.

to reach someone a book

When Svend Fælling had promised to do so, saying that he thought himself strong and active enough for the encounter, the Troll reached him a heavy iron bar, and bade him show his strength on that.

to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear

“I can't quite reach the pepper. Could you pass it to me?”

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.

His bullet reached its intended target.

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Antonyms for reach

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Word Forms

• reaches
• reaching
• reached
• raught
• no-table-tags
• glossary
• reach
• rought
• retcht
• reachest
• reachedst
• raughtest
• retchtest
• reacheth
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