Reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
The meaning and definition of Reach, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
“He reached for a weapon that was on the table.”
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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.
“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.”
noun
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The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
“The fruit is beyond my reach.”
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An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
“To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
contact get hold of get in touch
Origin
From Middle English rechen, from Old English ræcan.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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