within (easy) reach (of something)
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within easy reach of — within (easy) reach of : close to (something) Our house is within easy reach of the highway. • • • Main Entry: ↑reach … Useful english dictionary
easy — adj 1 *comfortable, restful, cozy, snug Analogous words: *soft, lenient, gentle: commodious, *spacious: *calm, tranquil, serene, placid: unconstrained, spontaneous (see corresponding nouns at UNCONSTRAINT) Antonym … New Dictionary of Synonyms
within reach of — within (easy) reach of : close to (something) Our house is within easy reach of the highway. • • • Main Entry: ↑reach … Useful english dictionary
within reach — So positioned as to be obtainable or attainable without much difficulty, effort or loss of time • • • Main Entry: ↑within * * * within (or in) reach inside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand ■ inside a distance that can be… … Useful english dictionary
reach — reach1 [ ritʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to arrive somewhere: We hoped to reach the camp before dark. When she reached the top of the stairs her heart was pounding. a ) transitive if something reaches someone, they receive it after it has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reach — I UK [riːtʃ] / US [rɪtʃ] verb Word forms reach : present tense I/you/we/they reach he/she/it reaches present participle reaching past tense reached past participle reached *** 1) [transitive] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before… … English dictionary
reach — reach1 W1S1 [ri:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(development)¦ 2¦(rate/amount)¦ 3¦(succeed)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5¦(length/height)¦ 6¦(arrive)¦ 7¦(speak to somebody)¦ 8¦(be seen/heard)¦ 9¦(information)¦ 10¦(communicate)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
reach — 1 /ri:tS/ verb 1 ARRIVE (T) to arrive at a particular place, especially when it has taken a long time or a lot of effort to get there: It was a relief to reach the safety of our home at last. | Your letter reached me yesterday. 2 WITH YOUR HAND… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reach*/*/*/ — [riːtʃ] verb I 1) [T] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before dark.[/ex] The money should reach your bank account within three days.[/ex] See: arrive 2) [T] to get to a particular point in time, or to a particular stage in a process … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
reach — [[t]ri͟ːtʃ[/t]] ♦ reaches, reaching, reached 1) VERB When someone or something reaches a place, they arrive there. [V n] He did not stop until he reached the door... [V n] When the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off… … English dictionary
