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  1. reach
    [rēCH]
    verb
    reach (verb)
    reaches (third person present)
    reached (past tense)
    reached (past participle)
    reaching (present participle)
    1. stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something:
      "he reached over and turned off his bedside light"
      "she reached forward and yanked the curtains back"
      Similar:
      hold out
      extend
      outstretch
      stick out
      outreach
      stretch out
      thrust out
      • arrive at; get as far as:
        "“Goodbye,” she said as they reached the door"
        "the show is due to reach our screens early next year"
        Similar:
        get to
        come to
        gain
        make
        hit
        arrive at
        get as far as
        • sailing
          sail with the wind blowing from the side, or from slightly behind the side, of the ship:
          "“Brighteyes” was followed round the Goldstone by “Patriot”, while “Patriot” white-sail reached"
          noun
          reach (noun)
          reaches (plural noun)
          1. an act of reaching out with one's arm:
            "she made a reach for him"
            • the extent or range of application, effect, or influence:
              "the diameter and the reach of the spark plug varies from engine to engine"
              Similar:
              capabilities
              capacity
              jurisdiction
              authority
              sway
              control
              command
              • (reaches)
                a continuous extent of land or water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks:
                "the upper reaches of the Nile"
                • sailing
                  a distance traversed in reaching:
                  "he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka"
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                  verb
                  rēCH
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                  Origin
                  Old English rǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen.
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                  reach
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