English dictionary
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English noun: reach | |||
| 1. | reach (location) the limits within which something can be effective | ||
| Samples | Range of motion. He was beyond the reach of their fire. | ||
| Synonyms | range | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | earreach, earshot, eyeshot, hearing, rifle range, rifle shot, view | ||
| 2. | reach (attribute) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ambit, compass, orbit, range, scope | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | approximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, expanse, gamut, horizon, internationalism, internationality, latitude, palette, pallet, purview, spectrum, sweep, view | ||
| 3. | reach (act) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | ||
| Synonyms | reaching, stretch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | outreach | ||
| 4. | reach (cognition) the limit of capability | ||
| Samples | Within the compass of education. | ||
| Synonyms | compass, grasp, range | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capability, capableness, potentiality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ken, sight | ||
English verb: reach | |||
| 1. | reach (motion) reach a destination, either real or abstract | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They reach the hill | ||
| Synonyms | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | access, bottom out, breast, catch up, come through, culminate, find, get at, get through, ground, make, peak, run aground, scale, summit, surmount, top, top out | ||
| Entail | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | make | ||
| 2. | reach (motion) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | ||
| Samples | The thermometer hit 100 degrees. This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour. | ||
| Synonyms | attain, hit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break even, max out | ||
| 3. | reach (contact) move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense | ||
| Samples | Government reaches out to the people. | ||
| Synonyms | reach out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 4. | reach (communication) be in or establish communication with | ||
| Samples | Our advertisements reach millions. He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia. | ||
| Synonyms | contact, get hold of, get through | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ping, ping, raise | ||
| 5. | reach (social) to gain with effort | ||
| Samples | She achieved her goal despite setbacks. | ||
| Synonyms | accomplish, achieve, attain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | average, begin, come to, compass, culminate, finagle, get to, make, manage, progress to, reach, score, strike, wangle | ||
| 6. | reach (stative) to extend as far as | ||
| Samples | The sunlight reached the wall. Can he reach?. The chair must not touch the wall. | ||
| Synonyms | extend to, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reach into | ||
| 7. | reach (motion) reach a goal, e.g., | ||
| Samples | Make the first team. We made it!. She may not make the grade. | ||
| Synonyms | get to, make, progress to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | ||
| 8. | reach (possession) place into the hands or custody of | ||
| Samples | Hand me the spoon, please. Turn the files over to me, please. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers. | ||
| Synonyms | give, hand, pass, pass on, turn over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commit, confide, deal, deliver, entrust, entrust, fork out, fork over, fork up, free, give, give up, hand over, intrust, leave, release, relinquish, render, resign, slip, sneak, trust, turn in | ||
| 9. | reach (competition) to exert much effort or energy | ||
| Samples | Straining our ears to hear. | ||
| Synonyms | strain, strive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drive, labor, labour, push, tug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bother, extend oneself, inconvenience oneself, kill oneself, overexert oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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