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–v.t.1. to get to; arrive at; come to: »
to reach the top of a hill, to reach the end of a book, to reach an agreement. Your letter reached me yesterday.
SYNONYM(S): attain, gain.3. a) to extend to: »The radio reaches millions.
b) to get in touch with (someone): »I could not reach you by telephone.
4. to touch; get in touch with, as by anything extended or cast: »I cannot reach the top of the wall. The anchor reached bottom.
6. Figurative. to get at; influence: »Some people are reached by flattery. The speaker reached the hearts of his hearers.
7. to take and pass with the hand: »Please reach me the newspaper.
8. Figurative. to amount to; be equal to: »The cost of the war reached billions.
–v.i.1. to stretch: »to reach toward a book. A hand reached from the dark and seized him.
2. to extend, as in space, time, or influence: »a dress reaching to the floor. The United States reaches from ocean to ocean. Figurative. The power of Rome reached to the ends of the known world.
4. to make a stretch in a certain direction; move as if to touch or seize something: »The man reached for his gun.
5. to make a stretch of certain length with the hand, etc.: »I cannot reach to he top of the wall.
7. to succeed in coming, as to a place, point, or person: »They could not reach back to the boat before it was dark (Daniel Defoe).
8. to sail on a course with the wind forward of the beam.–n.2. the extent or distance of reaching: »out of one's reach. Food and water were left within reach of the sick dog.
3. Figurative. range; power; capacity: »the reach of the mind. Philosophy is not beyond a child's reach; he can understand it.
4. a continuous stretch or extent: »vast reaches of snow in the Antarctic, a reach of woodland.
5. the course or distance sailed on one tack.6. the part of a river, channel, or lake between bends.7. the part of a canal between locks.8. a pole from the rear axle of a wagon or carriage to the bar above the front axle.╂[Old English ræcan]–reach´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
