reach (r ch)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. [Middle English rechen, from Old English r  can; see reig- in Indo-European roots.]reach  a·ble adj.reach er 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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  reach - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"earreach, earshot, hearing - the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" 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" 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" 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 | |
| 3. |  reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting outmovement, 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" | |
| 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" catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework" 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" 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" 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" 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"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" 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" | |
| 6. |  reach - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"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 | |
| 7. | reach - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" | |
| 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"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" 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" | |
| 9. | reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" 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" |
reach
verb 4. contact, get in touch with, get through to, make contact with, get, find, communicate with, get hold of, establish contact with
Translations
reach [riːtʃ] n → alcance m;
(BOXING) → envergadura; [of river etc] → extensión f entre dos recodos
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);
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
vi → s'étendre (= stretch out hand);
reach out vt → tendre
reach [riːtʃ] n (range) → Reichweite f
vt → erreichen;
(conclusion, decision) → kommen zu;
vi (stretch out one's arm) → langen;
reaches npl (of river) → Gebiete pl;
within/out of reach → in/außer Reichweite;
"keep out of the reach of children" → "von Kindern fernhalten";
reach out reach vt (hand) → ausstrecken
vi → die Hand ausstrecken;
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;
to reach sb by phone → contattare qn per telefono;
can I reach you at your hotel? → la posso contattare al suo albergo?
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? bereik يَصِل достигам dosáhnout nå frem til; nå til; nå erreichen φτάνω, καταλήγω σε llegar (a) jõudma, saabuma دست یافتن؛ رسیدن saapua, saavuttaa, päästä arriver/parvenir à לְהָגִיע पहुंचना stići, doći do elér (vmit) mencapai, menjangkau komast til/á/að arrivare a, raggiungere 着く ...에 이르다[] pasiekti sasniegt; nonākt tiba bereiken nå, komme fram til dotrzeć/dojść do, osiągnąć chegar a a ajunge (la) достигать dosiahnuť dospeti stići do nå ไปถึง ulaşmak, varmak 到達 доїжджати до; добиратися до پہنچنا đến 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. bereik يَتَناوَل، يَمْسِك достигам dosáhnout (na) nå; få fat i erreichen φτάνω alcanzar ulatama دست یافتن؛ نایل شدن ylettyä atteindre לְהָשִׂיג आगे बढ़ाना dosegnuti, dohvatiti megfog menjangkau teygjast/ná í/til raggiungere とどく (손을) 뻗어서 ...을 잡다[] pasiekti aizsniegt capai bereiken rekke, nå, gripe etter sięgnąć alcançar a ajunge (la) доставать dosiahnuť doseči dohvatiti nå จับถึงหรือคว้าได้ uzanmak, yetişmek (能)觸及或抓住(某物) діставати; дотягуватися حاصل کرنا với 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. reik يَمُد يَدَه протягам natáhnout ruku række greifen απλώνω το χέρι extender/alargar/estirar el brazo küünitama دست دراز کردن به طرف چیزی kurottautua étendre (le bras) לְהוֹשִׁיט יַד फैला होना pružiti ruku kinyújt (kezet) mengulurkan tangan ná í, teygja sig (eftir) (allungare la mano) のばす (...을 잡기 위해) 손을 뻗다 ištiesti ranką, siekti ranka []sniegties; izstiept roku mendekati de hand uitsteken strekke ut etter sięgnąć, wyciągnąć rękę estender a mão дотягивать(ся) natiahnuť ruku seči posegnuti sträcka ut handen (armen) เอื้อมถึง uzanmak, elini uzatıp almak 伸出手觸及或抓住(某物) протягувати руку ہاتھ بڑھانا vươn 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. bereik يَتَّصِل достигам spojit se (s) få fat i erreichen επικοινωνώ με, βρίσκω contactar ühendust saama تماس گرفتن؛ تماس حاصل کردن tavoittaa contacter לְהָשִׂיג, לִמצוֹא संपर्क करना nazvati, kontaktirati elér menghubungi ná sambandi við contattare 連絡する 연락을 취하다 pasiekti, susisiekti su []dabūt; sazināties berhubung bereiken nå, få tak i połączyć/skontaktować się z contactar a lua legătura cu связаться spojiť sa (s) stopiti v stik kontaktirati nå ติดต่อสื่อสาร görüşmek, temas kurmak 與...取得聯系 зв'язуватися رابطہ کرنا liên lạc 与...取得联系
5 to stretch or extend My property reaches from here to the river. strek tot يَمتَد، يَصِل إلى простирам (се) dosahovat gå reichen εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι extenderse ulatuma ادامه داشتن ulottua s'étendre לְהִשתַרֵע फैलना, फैलाना, पहुंचना, पहुंचाना protezati se (ki)terjed (vhová, vmeddig) terbentang, membentang ná estendersi ～におよぶ 미치다, 뻗어 있다 siekti stiepties; plesties terhampar zich uitstrekken strekke, rekke sięgać estender-se a se întinde простираться siahať segati dopirati sträcka sig ขยาย uzanmak 延伸 простягатися توسیع کرنا kéo dài 延伸
n
1 the distance that can be travelled easily My house is within (easy) reach (of London). bereik على مَسافة قَريبَه достъпност dosah rækkevidde die Reichweite (μικρή) απόσταση cerca de kättesaadavus محدوده tuntumassa portée; proche de הֵישֶג-יָד पहुंच blizu elérhető(ség) jarak þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar portata よういに行ける距離 접근이 용이한 범위 pasiekiamas nuotolis (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība jarak yang dekat bereik rekkevidde, avstand pobliże alcance distanţă mică (de); aproape (de) досягаемость dosah bližina domet räckhåll, avstånd ที่สามารถไปถึงได้ง่าย ... mesafe 到達距離 невелика відстань پہنچ khoảng 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. bereik مُتناوَل اليَد протягане dosah rækkevidde die Reichweite απόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μου alcance käeulatus دسترس ulottuvilla, ulottuvuus portée הֵישֶג-יָד बांह की दूरी doseg karnyújtás jangkauan seilingarfjarlægð portata 手の届く範囲 손이 닿는 범위 ranka pasiekiamas atstumas izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība capaian bereik rekkevidde zasięg alcance distanţă la care se poate ajunge cu mâna; alonjă размах, длина руки dosah doseg domašaj räckhåll, räckvidd ระยะทางที่สามารถเอื้อมถึง kol uzunluğu (伸手可及的)距離 межа досяжності; простягання руки رساءی tầm 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. boloop الجُزءْ المُسْتَقيم من النَّهْر част на река между два завоя rovný úsek toku løb die Flußstrecke ευθεία ποταμού, έκταση parte, tramo sirge jõesäng suora partie droite d'un fleuve entre deux coudes שֶטָח רָצוּף नदी या नहर का सीधा हिस्सा zavoj rijeke, ravni folyószakasz bagian lurus dari sungai dsb beinn kafli fljóts tratto 広がり 강의 일정 유역, 지역의 한 부분 tiesus ruožas lejtece jurusan sungai rak rett strekning prosty odcinek extensão porţiune (dreaptă) din albia unui râu колено реки rovný úsek toku predeli deo reke koji se vidi sträcka, sträckning, lopp คุ้งน้ำ uzantı; düz kesim 河段 частина каналу між шлюзами ندی کا بالکل سیدھا حصہ khúc sông; đoạn kênh 河段
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