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reach

Nouns

• (n) the limits within which something can be effective
  • range of motion
  • he was beyond the reach of their fire
  range,
• (n) 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,
• (n) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out reaching, stretch,
• (n) the limit of capability
  • within the compass of education
  grasp, compass, range,

Verbs

• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
  • Government reaches out to the people
  reach out,
• (v) 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,
• (v) to gain with effort
  • she achieved her goal despite setbacks
  achieve, attain, accomplish,
• (v) to extend as far as
  • The sunlight reached the wall
  • Can he reach?
  • The chair must not touch the wall
  extend to, touch,
• (v) reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
  • We made it!
  • She may not make the grade
  get to, progress to, make,
• (v) 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,
• (v) to exert much effort or energy
  • straining our ears to hear
  strain, strive,

Synonyms

range arrive at attain gain hit make ambit scope compass orbit reaching stretch reach out grasp contact get hold of get through achieve accomplish extend to touch get to progress to hand pass on turn over pass give strain strive

See also

reach out poke out extend reach into relegate pass on submit impart give leave communicate pass along put across pass hand out give out pass out distribute hand down fork out fork over fork up hand over turn in deliver render

Words of close approximity