reach

reach
1. verb
1)

Travis reached out a hand

Syn:
extend, stretch, outstretch, thrust, stick, hold
2)

she reached Helen's house

Syn:
arrive at, get to, come to, end up at
3)

the temperature reached 94 degrees

Syn:
attain, get to, rise to, fall to, sink to, drop to; informal hit
4)

the leaders reached an agreement

Syn:
achieve, work out, draw up, put together, negotiate, thrash out, hammer out
5)

I have been trying to reach you all day

Syn:
contact, get in touch with, get through to, get, speak to; informal get hold of
2. noun
1)

Bobby moved out of her reach

Syn:
grasp, range, stretch
2)

small goals within your reach

Syn:
capabilities, capacity
3)

beyond the reach of the law

Syn:
jurisdiction, authority, influence, power, scope, range, compass, ambit

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  • Reach — Reach, v. i. 1. To stretch out the hand. [1913 Webster] Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste! Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To strain after something; to make efforts. [1913 Webster] Reaching above our nature does no good. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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