reach
IPA: rˈitʃ
noun
- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
- 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.
- (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
- (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
- (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
- (nautical) The distance traversed between tacks.
- (nautical) 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.
- (obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
- The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
- (obsolete or dialect) Alternative form of retch. [An unsuccessful effort to vomit.]
- Acronym of Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals.
verb
- (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
- (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.
- (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
- (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.
- (transitive, of a missile) To strike or touch.
- (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
- (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
- (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
- (transitive, figurative) To make contact with.
- (transitive, figurative) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
- (intransitive, India, Singapore) To arrive at a particular destination.
- (transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
- (obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
- To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
- (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
- (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
- (slang, MTE, MLE) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
- (obsolete or dialect) Alternative form of retch. [To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.]
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Examples of "reach" in Sentences
- She extended her hand to reach for the book on the top shelf
- The hiker had to stretch out his arm to reach the branch and pull himself up
- Despite her best efforts, she couldn't quite reach the high notes in the song
- The company aimed to reach a wider audience by expanding their social media presence
- With determination and perseverance, he was able to reach his goal of running a marathon
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