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| reach [ reech ] |
verb (past and past participle reached, present participle reach·ing, 3rd person present singular reach·es) |
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1. transitive verb arrive at place: to arrive or come to a particular place or point
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2. transitive verb arrive at state: to get into a particular state or condition
  I had reached desperation point.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb extend as far as something: to stretch out physically or extend as far as a particular place or point
I can't reach the top shelf without a chair.
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4. intransitive verb move toward something to touch it: to move toward something in order to touch or grasp it
She reached for her coat.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb influence people: to have an influence or impact on people or on a group
This campaign will reach millions of people.
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6. transitive verb contact somebody: to communicate with somebody
I'll try to reach you at home.
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7. transitive verb pass somebody something: to pass or hand somebody something
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informal
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Just reach me down that file, would you.
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8. intransitive verb strive for something: to strive too much to achieve or acquire something, especially without success
reaching for fame
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9. intransitive verb sailing sail with wind to side: to sail on a tack with the wind blowing from the side
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10. intransitive verb Caribbean arrive: to arrive at a destination
We reach early in the morning.
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11. intransitive verb Caribbean go: to go as far as
How far yuh reachin?
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12. transitive verb Caribbean become: to become
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noun (plural reach·es) |
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1. extent of reaching: the extent or range that somebody or something is able to reach
The top shelf is just beyond his reach.
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2. act of stretching out: the act of stretching out or extending
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3. range of power: the extent of the power or influence exercised by somebody or something
beyond the reach of the law
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4. stretch of water: a stretch of open water, e.g. on a river
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5. number of viewers: the number of viewers who visit a Web site or watch a television program
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informal
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Reach is one factor determining whether companies invest in the Web.
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6. sailing tack sailed by vessel: a tack sailed by a vessel with the wind blowing from the side
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plural noun reach·es |
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area or level: an area or level of something
the upper reaches of the Amazon
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| [ Old English rǣcan. Ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic word that also produced German reichen "to reach"] |
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| reach·a·ble adjective |
| reach·er noun |
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out of reach
1. beyond the grasp of somebody's outstretched hand
2. not able to be achieved or attained by somebody
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within or in reach
1. able to be grasped by somebody with an outstretched hand
2. achievable or attainable
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