reach
verb
[ riːtʃ ]
• stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.
• "he reached over and turned off his bedside light"
• arrive at; get as far as.
• "‘Goodbye,’ she said as they reached the door"
Similar:
arrive at,
get to,
get as far as,
come to,
make it to,
gain,
end up at,
land up at,
set foot on,
make,
hit,
• sail with the wind blowing from the side of the ship.
• "‘Brighteyes’ was followed round the Goldstone by ‘Patriot’, while ‘Patriot’ white-sail reached"
reach
noun
• an act of reaching out with one's arm.
• "she made a reach for him"
• the extent or range of something's application, effect, or influence.
• "he told a story to illustrate the reach of his fame"
Similar:
capabilities,
capacity,
jurisdiction,
authority,
sway,
control,
command,
influence,
scope,
range,
compass,
ambit,
orbit,
latitude,
sphere,
area,
field,
territory,
• a continuous extent of water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks.
• "the upper reaches of the Nile"
• a distance traversed in reaching.
• "he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka"
Origin:
Old English rǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen .
