REACH
\ɹˈiːt͡ʃ], \ɹˈiːtʃ], \ɹ_ˈiː_tʃ]\
Definitions of REACH
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
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the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
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be in communication with, establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
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place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
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the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
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the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
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the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
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the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
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be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
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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"
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to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
By Princeton University
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To retch.
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An effort to vomit.
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To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
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Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.
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To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.
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Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
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To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
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To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
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To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
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To understand; to comprehend.
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To overreach; to deceive.
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To stretch out the hand.
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To strain after something; to make efforts.
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To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
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To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
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The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot.
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The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
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Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
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An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
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An artifice to obtain an advantage.
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The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
By Oddity Software
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To retch.
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An effort to vomit.
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To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
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Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.
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To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.
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Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
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To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
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To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
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To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
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To understand; to comprehend.
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To overreach; to deceive.
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To stretch out the hand.
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To strain after something; to make efforts.
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To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
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To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
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The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot.
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The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
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Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
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An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
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An artifice to obtain an advantage.
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The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
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To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
By Noah Webster.
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To stretch out, as the hand; to touch or grasp, as with the extended hand; to pass or deliver to another; arrive at or come to; gain; to extend as far as; penetrate to; to influence; affect.
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To extend the hand, etc., so as to touch or seize something; endeavor to obtain something; to extend in time, space, amount, etc.
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The act of stretching out, or the ability to stretch out, touch, grasp, etc.; distance within which one can touch, observe, etc.; limit of power or influence; au unbroken stretch, as of water or meadow land.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To stretch or extend: to attain or obtain by stretching out the hand: to hand over: to extend to: to arrive at: to gain: to include.
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To be extended so as to touch: to stretch out the hand: to try to obtain.
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Act or power of reaching: extent: extent of force: penetration: artifice: contrivance: a straight portion of a stream.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act or power of reaching; extent; stretch.
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To be extended; try to obtain.
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To extend to; attain; hand over.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To stretch out; extend; hand; deliver; pass.
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To touch; hit; arrive at; come to; attain; influence; move; affect.
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To stretch out the hand, foot, or something held; try to secure something.
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To extend to, approach, affect, or equal something.
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The act or power of reaching; distance one is able to reach.
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Something attained or attainable.
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An unbroken extent; expanse.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of stretching ; extension ;-power of extending action, influence, or the like ; extent of force or capacity ; - hence, application ; influence ; result ; - an extended portion of land or water ; a stretch ;-an artifice to obtain an advantage ; a fetch.
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