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   reach

   /riːtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something: "he reached over and turned off his bedside light" Similar stretch outhold outextendoutstretchthrust outstick outliterary:outreach
   • ▪ extend one's hand or arm in an attempt to touch or grasp (something): "Leith reached for the nearest folder"
   • ▪ hand (something) to (someone): "reach me those glasses" Similar passhandgivelet someone have
   • ▪ be able to touch something with an outstretched arm or leg: "I had to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach"
   • 2. arrive at; get as far as: "‘Goodbye,’ she said as they reached the door" Similar arrive atget toget as far ascome tomake it togainend up atland up atset foot oninformal:makehit
   • ▪ arrive: West Indian "just round that corner, by them mango trees, and we reach"
   • ▪ attain or extend to (a specified point, level, or condition): "unemployment reached a peak in 1933" Similar attainget toamount torise toclimb tofall tosink todrop torun toinformal:hit
   • ▪ succeed in achieving: "the conference reached agreement on the draft treaty" Similar achieveattaingainaccomplishwork outdraw upput togetherstrikenegotiatethrash outhammer out
   • ▪ succeed in influencing or having an effect on: "he seeks opportunities to reach viewers without journalistic interference" Similar influenceswaycarry weight withget through toget tomake an impression onhave an effect onhave an impact onregister with
   • ▪ make contact with (someone) by telephone or other means: "I've been trying to reach you all morning" Similar get in touch withcontactget through togetcommunicate withmake contact withspeak totalk toinformal:get hold ofraise
   • ▪ (of a broadcast or other communication) be received by: "television reached those parts of the electorate that other news sources could not"
   • 3. sail with the wind blowing from the side of the ship: "‘Brighteyes’ was followed round the Goldstone by ‘Patriot’, while ‘Patriot’ white-sail reached"

   noun

   • 1. an act of reaching out with one's arm: "she made a reach for him"
   • ▪ the distance to which someone, especially a boxer, can stretch out their hand: "a giant, over six feet seven with a reach of over 81 inches" Similar grasprange
   • 2. the extent or range of something's application, effect, or influence: "he told a story to illustrate the reach of his fame" Similar capabilitiescapacityjurisdictionauthorityswaycontrolcommandinfluencescoperangecompassambitorbitlatitudesphereareafieldterritory
   • ▪ the number of people who watch or listen to a particular broadcast or channel during a specified period: "the programme's daily reach is 400,000"
   • 3. a continuous extent of water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks: "the upper reaches of the Nile"
   • 4. a distance traversed in reaching: "he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka"

   Word Origin Old Englishrǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen.

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   Synonyms for REACH: hand, pass, transfer, give, hand over, carry, buck, deliver; Antonyms of REACH: bore, weary, tire, pall, jade, underwhelm.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of reach in English. reach. Thesaurus > to achieve something > reach. These are words and phrases related to reach. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of reach. TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING. He has reached the top of his profession. Synonyms and examples. achieve.

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   Synonyms for REACH in English: arrive at, get to, make it to, get as far as, make, hit, attain, land at, end up at, amount to, ….

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   Synonyms for REACH: attain, stretch, spread, touch, approach, span, encompass, pass-along, outstretch, continue to, get to, go-to, rollon; Antonyms for REACH: fail, lose, go, depart, leave, miss, limitation.

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    Synonyms: span, encompass, sweep, go as far as, get to, go to, go on to, continue to, touch, pass along, stretch to, come up to, spread to, extend, make. Sense: Verb: extend a part of the body. Synonyms: reach out, hold out, put out, stretch out, stretch, lunge, extend, strain, move, grasp, feel for, touch, seize.