reach /ritʃ/
1. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
2. 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"
synset: scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
3. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
synset: reach, reaching, stretch
4. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
synset: compass, range, reach, grasp
1. 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"
synset: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain
2. 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"
3. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
4. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
synset: reach, get_through, get_hold_of, contact
5. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
synset: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
6. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?"; "The chair must not touch the wall"
synset: reach, extend_to, touch
7. reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
synset: reach, make, get_to, progress_to
8. 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"
synset: pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
9. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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