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Noun
reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reaching, stretch
motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
reach - 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"
scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit
extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
approximate range, ballpark near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"
confines a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"
contrast the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
internationality, internationalism quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology"
latitude scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
purview, horizon, view the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
expanse, sweep a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
gamut a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
spectrum a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities
reach - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
range
limit the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
earreach, earshot, hearing the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
eyeshot, view the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
reach - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
compass, range, grasp
capableness, potentiality, capability the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"

Verb
reach - 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"
make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
catch up learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
surmount, scale be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
access, get at reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"
bottom out hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"
peak, top out to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
summit, breast reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
top finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
come through, get through finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
run aground, ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
get through, get hold of, contact
intercommunicate, communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
reach - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
extend to, touch
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
poke out, reach out, extend attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
reach into run into or up to
reach into run into or up to
reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
reach out
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
reach out attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
reach - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
make, get to, progress to
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
reach - 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"
pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give
transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
hand out, pass out, give out, distribute give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
hand down passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"
fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
relegate, pass on, submit assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
pass on give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
impart, pass on, leave, give transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
pass along, put across, communicate, pass on, pass transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
sneak, slip to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
deal do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
relinquish, resign, release, free, give up accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
intrust, confide, entrust, commit, trust reveal in private; tell confidentially
entrust, leave confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
achieve, accomplish, attain
deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
score make underscoring marks
progress to, get to, reach, make arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"
begin set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
come to, strike return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
compass bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
average compute the average of
finagle, wangle, manage achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
strive, strain
labor, labour, tug, push, drive undergo the efforts of childbirth
extend oneself strain to the utmost
kill oneself, overexert oneself strain oneself more than is healthy
inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble, bother take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
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Substantiv
reach - The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown.
reach - The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
reach - Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
reach - An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
reach - The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
reach - An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
reach - Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
reach - An article to obtain an advantage.
reach - The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.

Verb
reach - To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
reach - Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.
reach - To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.
reach - To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
reach - Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
reach - To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river.
reach - To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
reach - To understand; to comprehend.
reach - To stretch out the hand.
reach - To strain after something; to make efforts.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • reach
    To come to a destination.
  • reach
    Catching up with someone that went ahead.
  • reach
    To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand.
  • reach
    To bring to a succesful end; to gain with effort.
  • reach
    To exert much effort or energy on (e.g. ears, eyes, etc.).
  • reach
    The limit of capability.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) reach
  • Presens: reach / reaches
  • Preteritum: reached
  • Perfektum: (have) reached

Substantiv

  • Entall: reach
  • Flertall: reaches

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