Reach

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  • intransitive verb. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend.
  • intransitive verb. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending.
  • intransitive verb. To arrive at; attain.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with.
  • intransitive verb. To succeed in having an effect on.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To extend as far as.
  • intransitive verb. To project as far as.
  • intransitive verb. To travel as far as.
  • intransitive verb. To aggregate or amount to.
  • intransitive verb. To grasp and hand over to another.
  • intransitive verb. To extend or move a hand, arm, or other body part, especially when trying to touch or grasp something.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To have extension in space or time.
  • intransitive verb. To have an influence or effect.
  • intransitive verb. To make an effort to address the needs of a group or community. Often used with out:
  • intransitive verb. To sail with the wind abeam.
  • noun. The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out.
  • noun. The extent or distance something can reach.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Range of understanding; comprehension.
  • noun. Range or scope of influence or effect: synonym: range.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An expanse of land or water, such as a stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel.
  • noun. A rank or level in a social group or organization.
  • noun. A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.
  • noun. The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A variant of retch.
  • noun. A continuous stretch or course; an uninterrupted line of extension or continuity: as, a reach of level ground; an inland reach of the sea; a reach of a river (a straight course between bends); a reach of a canal (the part between locks, having a uniform level).
  • noun. Limit or scope of stretch or extension; power of reaching by the outstretched hand or any other agency; the act of or capacity for reaching: as, the reach of the arm; to be within one's reach, or within the reach of the law.
  • noun. Effective extent or scope; range of capacity or ability; power of accomplishment; grasp; penetration; comprehension.
  • noun. A reaching out for something; forecast in aim or purpose; a scheme of effort for some end.
  • noun. The pole connecting the rear axle to the bolster of a wagon or other vehicle; a coupling-pole. See cut under hound, 7.
  • noun. Nautical, the distance sailed between tacks: same as board, 13 .
  • noun. An extended point of land; a promontory.
  • To hold or stretch forth; extend outward.
  • To deliver by or as if by the outstretched hand; hand out or over; extend out to.
  • To make a stretch to; bring into contact by or as if by stretching out the hand; attain to by something held or stretched out: as, to reach a book on a shelf; to reach an object with a cane.
  • To take, seize, or move by stretching out the hand, or by other effort.
  • To attain to by movement or progress; arrive at, physically or mentally; come or get to: as, to reach a port or destination; to reach high office or distinction; to reach a conclusion by study or by reasoning.
  • To extend to in continuity or scope; streteh or be prolonged so as to extend to, literally or figuratively: attain to contact with or action upon; penetrate to.
  • To come or get at; penetrate or obtain access to; extend cognizance, agency, or influence to: as, to reach a person through his vanity.
  • To attain to an understanding of; succeed in comprehending.
  • To stretch; have extent in course or direction; continue to or toward a term, limit, or conclusion.
  • To extend in amount or capacity; rise in quantity or number; amount; suffice: with to or unto.
  • To make a stretch to or toward something, as with the hand or by exertion; stretch forward or onward; make a straining effort: as, to reach out for an apple; to reach at or after gain.
  • To attain; arrive; get, as to a point, destination, or aim.
  • To turn; start forth.
  • Nautical, to sail with the wind free.
  • Word Usage
    "Some way out of the center but easily within reach is the Museo Muros (Avenida Vicente Guerrero 205, Colonia Lomas de Selva), which exhibits the contemporary art collection of Jacques and Natasha Gelman."