reach

reach in WordNet English dictionary

verb

to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
achieve accomplish attain 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"
reach make attain hit arrive at gain
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"
reach hit attain
be in or establish communication with
"Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
reach get through get hold of contact
to extend as far as
"The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
reach extend to touch
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
reach make get to progress to
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"
pass hand reach pass on turn over give
to exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
strive reach strain
move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
"Government reaches out to the people"
reach reach out

noun

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"
scope range reach orbit compass ambit
the limit of capability
"within the compass of education"
compass range reach grasp
the limits within which something can be effective
"range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
range reach
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reach reaching stretch