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reach English

Meaning reach meaning

What does reach mean?
Definitions in simple English

reach Verb

— If you reach a level, you get to that level. Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood. The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds. These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet. On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month. — If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together. They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working. It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes. — If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it. He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope. I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash. I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away. — If you reach a place, you get there. By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight. Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee. — If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place. My hair is long enough to reach my waist.

reach Noun

— Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something. We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them. The keys were just out of reach. All controls are within easy reach of the driver. — If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close. They were within easy reach of a hospital. — The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start. The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system. The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy. My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.

reach

— verb (= make, hit) 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 — verb (= hit) 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 — verb (= reach out) move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense Government reaches out to the people — verb (= contact) be in or establish communication with Our advertisements reach millions He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia — verb (= achieve) to gain with effort she achieved her goal despite setbacks — verb (= touch) to extend as far as The sunlight reached the wall Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall — verb (= make) reach a goal, e.g make the first team We made it! She may not make the grade — noun (= reaching) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out — noun (= range) the limits within which something can be effective range of motion he was beyond the reach of their fire — noun (= scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control the range of a supersonic jet a piano has a greater range than the human voice 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 — noun (= compass) the limit of capability within the compass of education — verb (= hand, turn over) 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 — verb (= strain) to exert much effort or energy straining our ears to hear

Synonyms reach synonyms

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reach English » English

arrive attain arrive at achieve get extend stretch range come accomplish approach gain get to spread hit touch scope make reach out pass go enter catch compass Attin give find come to win strike hand grasp extend to earn acquire succeed strive stretch out penetrate overtake obtain contact catch up with strain have get through get at extent expand come up to

Topics reach topics

What do people use reach to talk about?
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Contact
Physical actions Move Move toward something Leave

Arrive
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Extend
Physical actions Move something Open

Limit
States Quantity Count

Add numbers
States Big

Distance
States Big

Measure
Grammar General words Be

Become, change state
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Excited
States Big Distance

Far
Person Sense, perceive Hear

Sound
Person Life Stage of life

Adult
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Negotiate
Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Take something from somewhere
States Big Distance

Near
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Impossible

Conjugation reach conjugation

How do you conjugate reach?

reach · verb

Examples reach examples

How do I use reach in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Keep out of reach of children.
I can't reach it.
The judge asked the jury to reach a verdict.
I don't think I'm tall enough to reach the top shelf.
The castle is not easy to reach.
Tom couldn't reach Mary on the phone.
I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.
What time does this train reach Yokohama?
I want to reach the hotel before it gets dark.
Put the matches out of reach of children.
How can I reach you?
Please stay seated until we reach the terminal.
The train was to reach Paris at 8.
Put that medicine out of the baby's reach.
The problem was beyond my reach.
I'm afraid the book is beyond the reach of his understanding.
The island is easy to reach by boat.
The island is very easy to reach.
You can reach the village by bus.
Go straight ahead until you reach the church.
How long does it take to reach Okinawa?
We took a taxi so as to reach there on time.
You've got another four day's journey before you reach Moscow.

Movie subtitles

We'll take care of it, once we reach the base.
I called you, but I couldn't reach you.
And you'll reach the promised land too!
One such planet, Corot 7B, orbits so close to its star that surface temperatures reach as high as 1,600 degrees Celsius.
Except some of them, I can't really reach 'cause they're in the middle of my back.
I've been horrible to Valencia, like, really horrible, and I really want to reach out to her.
Have you seen Reach For The Sky?
And because I can't reach her... I've just disappeared.
Reach through those bars and throttle me?
I'm gonna reach out to Ms. Stanley's attorney.
It has enormous reach, and we can't afford to have it taken down.
We reach a lot of women with that account, and we can't have it taken down.
Try to reach the railway!
I was confident, in the course of their investigation, they would reach out to you and Tom, and they did.
It'll soon reach us.
Like the glow of a flashlight, it can only reach so far.
That may be true, but they threaten mankind should any reach the ground.
We can uncouple the warhead, position the Dolphin III at the proper elevation, and send the missile off. Mathematically, at least, it should be possible to reach the station's orbit and in time.
Agreed, but in order to reach that elevation, there will be weight limitations.
In a place beyond our reach, another dimension.
I'll reach out to forensics.
We just want to make sure we know where to reach you, Geoffrey P. Seevers, should we have more questions.
You can always reach me at this address, Mademoiselle.
Miss, take some change out of my pocket. I can't reach my piggy bank.
Then reach in again.
No, no! We must reach the inn before sundown.
Because I can't reach the apple.
Why can't you reach the apple?
I can reach the apple.
Yes, uh, starting with. I've been horrible to Valencia, like, really horrible, and I really want to reach out to her.
I was confident that in the course of their investigation, they would reach out to you and Tom.
I'll reach Forensics.
You can reach for them just the same.
You can almost reach it and grab the big dipper by the hand.
So close down that you can almost reach up and grab them.
Can you reach up and grab them in Havana?
In times like these, when everything is uncertain, every conservative person should have a substantial part of his fortune. within arm's reach.
All right, now reach. High.
Let's go fast enough to reach the illimitable!

News and current affairs

I don't want to reach the destination that some of our partners may aspire to.
Once all these countries reach agreement with the EU there would automatically be free trade throughout the Balkans.
The second, however, is probably still beyond its reach.
He will be remembered for accepting the painful secession of Eritrea in 1993, rather than prolong the civil war, and for his efforts to reach an agreement with Egypt over the use of the Blue Nile waters.
And job creation faltered in April and May, so the US may reach stall speed by year end.
Finally, long-simmering tensions in the Middle East between Israel and the US on one side and Iran on the other on the issue of nuclear proliferation could reach a boil by 2013.
Russia and Ukraine - and, to a lesser extent, China - blocked efforts to reach an agreement.
Without compensatory measures - including pre-school education, ideally beginning at a very young age - unequal opportunities translate into unequal lifelong outcomes by the time children reach the age of five.
But he was unable to improve the situation or help Iraq's Shias and Sunnis reach a political compromise.
And the US cannot reach an accord with Pakistan without India's consent, which America would be unable to force, especially given that it relies on India to counterbalance China's growing clout in Asia.
Communism, like the horizon, was always just beyond reach.
They need help - and society needs to keep guns out of their reach.
It seemed to many as though government's reach had come to exceed its grasp, and that either its grasp had to be strengthened or its reach had to be reduced.
Three levers could be used to reach this goal: adjustment in nominal wages, extension of working time, and a reduction in social-security contributions (compensated for by an increase in value-added tax).
In fact, there is a large body of literature that indicates that even countries in the aftermath of internal conflict can reach a higher level of compliance with these standards.
Simply put, the African media failed to reach beyond immediate borders and serve as a voice for the continent in its encounters with the world.
Israel can serve as an example to others striving to reach economic prosperity and social freedom, because its success is due to the fact that the country had absolutely nothing at the start.
We will gladly offer a helping hand to whoever is willing to reach for it.
In an era where yesterday has become almost irrelevant and we can hardly predict tomorrow, the role of education must allow all children to reach their highest potential.
But it can no longer be taken for granted that other EU countries will automatically ratify the agreements that they reach between themselves as the lodestar for common policies.
Solutions such as these are not explored, however, because they are not within obviously immediate reach, as the atomic bomb and the lunar landing were.
While it may be difficult for people around the world to comprehend this, given the global reach of the United States, it is an undeniable fact.
So all means should be found to reach out to Iranian society at all levels.

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