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reach  (rch)

v. reached, reach·ing, reach·es

v.tr.

1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend: reached out an arm.

2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending: can't reach the shelf.

3. To arrive at; attain: reached a conclusion; reached their destination.

4.

a. To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with: They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.

b. To succeed in having an effect on: No one seems able to reach her anymore.

5.

a. To extend as far as: The property reaches the shore.

b. To project as far as: A distant cry reached our ears.

c. To travel as far as: a long fly ball that reached the stadium's wall.

6. To aggregate or amount to: Sales reached the millions.

7. Informal To grasp and hand over to another: Reach me the sugar.

v.intr.

1. To thrust out or extend something.

2. To try to grasp or touch something: reached for a book.

3.

a. To have extension in space or time: a coat that reaches to the knee; a career that reached over several decades.

b. To be extensive in influence or effect.

4. To make an excessive effort, as in drawing a conclusion or making a joke; overreach.

5. Nautical To sail with the wind abeam.

n.

1. The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out.

2. The extent or distance something can reach.

3.

a. Range of understanding; comprehension: a subject beyond my reach.

b. Range or scope of influence or effect.

4. An expanse: a reach of prairie; the lower reaches of the food chain.

5. A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.

6. Nautical The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.

7. The stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel.

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[Middle English rechen, from Old English rcan; see reig- in Indo-European roots.]

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reacha·ble adj.

reacher n.

Synonyms: reach, achieve, attain, gain¹, compass
These verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or objective. Reach is the least specific: reached home before dark; reach an understanding.
Achieve suggests the application of skill or initiative: achieved national recognition.
Attain implies the impelling force of ambition, principle, or ideals: trying to attain self-confidence.
Gain connotes considerable effort in surmounting obstacles: gained the workers' trust.
Compass implies succeeding by circumventing impediments: will compass the task. See Also Synonyms at range.

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reach

Verb

1. to arrive at or get to (a place)

2. to make a movement (towards), as if to grasp or touch: she reached for her bag

3. to succeed in touching: I can't reach that shelf unless I stand on a chair

4. to make contact or communication with: to reach a wider audience

5. to extend as far as (a point or place): to reach the ceiling

6. to come to (a certain condition or situation): to reach a compromise

7. to arrive at or amount to (an amount or value): temperatures in Greece reached 35° yesterday

8. Informal to give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand

Noun

1. the extent or distance of reaching: within easy reach

2. the range of influence or power: it symbolized America's global reach

3. reaches a section of river, land, or sky: the quieter reaches of the upper Thames [Old English rǣcan]

reachable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reach - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" range earreach, earshot, hearing - the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" eyeshot, view - the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" limit - as far as something can go rifle range, rifle shot - the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range"
	2.	reach - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" ambit, range, scope, compass, orbit extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) internationality, internationalism - quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction purview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" expanse, sweep - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
	3.	reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out reaching, stretch movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" outreach - the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"
	4.	reach - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" grasp, compass, range capableness, potentiality, capability - an aptitude that may be developed ken, sight - the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
Verb	1.	reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework" surmount, scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane" make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane" find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark" culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body come through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground
	2.	reach - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" attain, hit arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" max out - reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards" break even - attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
	3.	reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" reach out move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" reach out - attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
	4.	reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" contact, get hold of, get through communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office" ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
	5.	reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" achieve, attain, accomplish score - get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200" get to, progress to, reach, make - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" begin - achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" come to, strike - attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" culminate - reach the highest or most decisive point compass - bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass" average - achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C" finagle, wangle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
	6.	reach - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" extend to, touch be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" reach into - run into or up to reach into - run into or up to poke out, reach out, extend - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
	7.	reach - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" get to, progress to, make achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
	8.	reach - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, give give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
	9.	reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" strain, strive extend oneself - strain to the utmost kill oneself, overexert oneself - strain oneself more than is healthy labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

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reach

verb 1. arrive at, get to, get as far as, make, attain, land at

verb 2. attain, get to, amount to

verb 3. touch, grasp, extend to, get (a) hold of, stretch to, go as far as, contact

verb 4. contact, get in touch with, get through to, make contact with, get, find, communicate with, get hold of, establish contact with

verb 5. come to, move to, rise to, fall to, drop to, sink to

verb 6. achieve, come to, arrive at

noun 7. grasp, range, distance, stretch, sweep, capacity, extent, extension, scope

noun 8. jurisdiction, power, influence, command, compass, mastery, ambit

Translations

reach [riːtʃ] n → alcance m;

(BOXING) → envergadura; [of river etc] → extensión f entre dos recodos

vt → alcanzar, llegar a (= achieve); lograr

vi → extenderse (= stretch out hand) (also: reach down) (also: reach over) (also: reach across etc) → tender la mano;

within reach → al alcance (de la mano);

out of reach → fuera del alcance;

to reach out for sth → alargar or tender la mano para tomar algo;

can I reach you at your hotel? → ¿puedo localizarte en tu hotel?;

to reach sb by phone → comunicarse con algn por teléfono

reach [riːtʃ] n → portée f, atteinte f [of river etc]; étendue f

vt → atteindre, arriver à [+ conclusion, decision]; parvenir à

vi → s'étendre (= stretch out hand);

to reach up/down etc (for sth) → lever/baisser etc le bras (pour prendre qch);

to reach sb by phone → joindre qn par téléphone;

out of/within reach [object] → hors de/à portée;

within easy reach (of) [place] → à proximité (de), proche (de)

reach out vt → tendre

vi to reach out (for) → allonger le bras (pour prendre)

reach [riːtʃ] n (range) → Reichweite f

vt → erreichen;

(conclusion, decision) → kommen zu;

(be able to touch) → kommen an +acc

vi (stretch out one's arm) → langen;

reaches npl (of river) → Gebiete pl;

within/out of reach → in/außer Reichweite;

within easy reach of the supermarket/station → ganz in der Nähe des Supermarkts/Bahnhofs;

beyond the reach of sb/sth → außerhalb der Reichweite von jdm/etw;

"keep out of the reach of children" → "von Kindern fernhalten";

can I reach you at your hotel? → kann ich Sie in Ihrem Hotel erreichen?

reach out reach vt (hand) → ausstrecken

vi → die Hand ausstrecken;

to reach out for sth reach → nach etw greifen

reach [riːtʃ] n → portata; [of river etc] → tratto

vt → raggiungere; arrivare a

vi → stendersi (= stretch out hand) (also: reach down) (also: reach over) (also: reach across etc) → allungare una mano;

out of/within reach [object] → fuori/a portata di mano;

within easy reach (of) [place] → a breve distanza (di), vicino (a);

to reach sb by phone → contattare qn per telefono;

can I reach you at your hotel? → la posso contattare al suo albergo?

reach out vi to reach out for → stendere la mano per prendere

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reach

v reach [riːtʃ]

1 to arrive at (a place, age etc) We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?bereikيَصِلдостигамdosáhnoutnå frem til; nå til; nåerreichenφτάνω, καταλήγω σεllegar (a)jõudma, saabumaدست یافتن؛ رسیدنsaapua, saavuttaa, päästäarriver/parvenir àלְהָגִיעपहुंचनाstići, doći doelér (vmit)mencapai, menjangkaukomast til/á/aðarrivare a, raggiungere着く...에 이르다[]pasiektisasniegt; nonākttibabereikennå, komme fram tildotrzeć/dojść do, osiągnąćchegar aa ajunge (la)достигатьdosiahnuťdospetistići donåไปถึงulaşmak, varmak到達доїжджати до; добиратися доپہنچناđến được; đạt được到达

2 to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something) My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.bereikيَتَناوَل، يَمْسِكдостигамdosáhnout (na)nå; få fat ierreichenφτάνωalcanzarulatamaدست یافتن؛ نایل شدنylettyäatteindreלְהָשִׂיגआगे बढ़ानाdosegnuti, dohvatitimegfogmenjangkauteygjast/ná í/tilraggiungereとどく(손을) 뻗어서 ...을 잡다[]pasiektiaizsniegtcapaibereikenrekke, nå, gripe ettersięgnąćalcançara ajunge (la)доставатьdosiahnuťdosečidohvatitinåจับถึงหรือคว้าได้uzanmak, yetişmek(能)觸及或抓住(某物)діставати; дотягуватисяحاصل کرناvới tới được（能）触及或抓住（某物）

3 to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.reikيَمُد يَدَهпротягамnatáhnout rukurækkegreifenαπλώνω το χέριextender/alargar/estirar el brazoküünitamaدست دراز کردن به طرف چیزیkurottautuaétendre (le bras)לְהוֹשִׁיט יַדफैला होनाpružiti rukukinyújt (kezet)mengulurkan tanganná í, teygja sig (eftir)(allungare la mano)のばす(...을 잡기 위해) 손을 뻗다ištiesti ranką, siekti ranka[]sniegties; izstiept rokumendekatide hand uitstekenstrekke ut ettersięgnąć, wyciągnąć rękęestender a mãoдотягивать(ся)natiahnuť rukusečiposegnutisträcka ut handen (armen)เอื้อมถึงuzanmak, elini uzatıp almak伸出手觸及或抓住(某物)протягувати рукуہاتھ بڑھاناvươn tay伸出手触及或抓住（某物）

4 to make contact with; to communicate with If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.bereikيَتَّصِلдостигамspojit se (s)få fat ierreichenεπικοινωνώ με, βρίσκωcontactarühendust saamaتماس گرفتن؛ تماس حاصل کردنtavoittaacontacterלְהָשִׂיג, לִמצוֹאसंपर्क करनाnazvati, kontaktiratielérmenghubunginá sambandi viðcontattare連絡する연락을 취하다pasiekti, susisiekti su[]dabūt; sazinātiesberhubungbereikennå, få tak ipołączyć/skontaktować się zcontactara lua legătura cuсвязатьсяspojiť sa (s)stopiti v stikkontaktiratinåติดต่อสื่อสารgörüşmek, temas kurmak與...取得聯系зв'язуватисяرابطہ کرناliên lạc与...取得联系

5 to stretch or extend My property reaches from here to the river.strek totيَمتَد، يَصِل إلىпростирам (се)dosahovatgåreichenεκτείνομαι, απλώνομαιextenderseulatumaادامه داشتنulottuas'étendreלְהִשתַרֵעफैलना, फैलाना, पहुंचना, पहुंचानाprotezati se(ki)terjed (vhová, vmeddig)terbentang, membentangnáestendersi～におよぶ미치다, 뻗어 있다siektistiepties; plestiesterhamparzich uitstrekkenstrekke, rekkesięgaćestender-sea se întindeпростиратьсяsiahaťsegatidopiratisträcka sigขยายuzanmak延伸простягатисяتوسیع کرناkéo dài延伸

n

1 the distance that can be travelled easily My house is within (easy) reach (of London).bereikعلى مَسافة قَريبَهдостъпностdosahrækkeviddedie Reichweite(μικρή) απόστασηcerca dekättesaadavusمحدودهtuntumassaportée; proche deהֵישֶג-יָדपहुंचblizuelérhető(ség)jarakþægileg fjarlægð; steinsnarportataよういに行ける距離접근이 용이한 범위pasiekiamas nuotolis(neliels) attālums; sasniedzamībajarak yang dekatbereikrekkevidde, avstandpobliżealcancedistanţă mică (de); aproape (de)досягаемостьdosahbližinadometräckhåll, avståndที่สามารถไปถึงได้ง่าย... mesafe到達距離невелика відстаньپہنچkhoảng cách có thể qua được到达距离

2 the distance one can stretch one's arm I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.bereikمُتناوَل اليَدпротяганеdosahrækkeviddedie Reichweiteαπόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μουalcancekäeulatusدسترسulottuvilla, ulottuvuusportéeהֵישֶג-יָדबांह की दूरीdosegkarnyújtásjangkauanseilingarfjarlægðportata手の届く範囲손이 닿는 범위ranka pasiekiamas atstumasizstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamībacapaianbereikrekkeviddezasięgalcancedistanţă la care se poate ajunge cu mâna; alonjăразмах, длина рукиdosahdosegdomašajräckhåll, räckviddระยะทางที่สามารถเอื้อมถึงkol uzunluğu(伸手可及的)距離межа досяжності; простягання рукиرساءیtầm với伸手可及的）距离

3 (usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc the lower reaches of the Thames.boloopالجُزءْ المُسْتَقيم من النَّهْرчаст на река между два завояrovný úsek tokuløbdie Flußstreckeευθεία ποταμού, έκτασηparte, tramosirge jõesängsuorapartie droite d'un fleuve entre deux coudesשֶטָח רָצוּףनदी या नहर का सीधा हिस्साzavoj rijeke, ravnifolyószakaszbagian lurus dari sungai dsbbeinn kafli fljótstratto広がり강의 일정 유역, 지역의 한 부분tiesus ruožaslejtecejurusan sungairakrett strekningprosty odcinekextensãoporţiune (dreaptă) din albia unui râuколено рекиrovný úsek tokupredelideo reke koji se vidisträcka, sträckning, loppคุ้งน้ำuzantı; düz kesim河段частина каналу між шлюзамиندی کا بالکل سیدھا حصہkhúc sông; đoạn kênh河段