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REACH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
outreach (the act of reaching out)
Derivation:
reach (move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Example:
in the political orbit of a world power
Synonyms:
ambit; compass; orbit; range; reach; scope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
approximate range; ballpark (near to the scope or range of something)
confines (a bounded scope)
contrast (the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness))
internationalism; internationality (quality of being international in scope)
latitude (scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction)
horizon; purview; view (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated)
gamut (a complete extent or range:)
spectrum (a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities)
palette; pallet (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The limit of capability
Example:
within the compass of education
Synonyms:
compass; grasp; range; reach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
capability; capableness; potentiality (an aptitude that may be developed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
ken; sight (the range of vision)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The limits within which something can be effective
Example:
he was beyond the reach of their fire
Synonyms:
range; reach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
limit (as far as something can go)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
rifle range; rifle shot (the distance that a rifle bullet will carry)
eyeshot; view (the range of the eye)
earreach; earshot; hearing (the range within which a voice can be heard)
Derivation:
reach (to extend as far as)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they reach ... he / she / it reaches
Past simple: reached
Past participle: reached
-ing form: reaching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be in or establish communication with
Example:
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
Synonyms:
contact; get hold of; get through; reach
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
ping (send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active)
ping (contact, usually in order to remind of something)
raise (establish radio communications with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
To exert much effort or energy
Example:
straining our ears to hear
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
drive; labor; labour; push; tug (strive and make an effort to reach a goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
extend oneself (strain to the utmost)
kill oneself; overexert oneself (strain oneself more than is healthy)
bother; inconvenience oneself; trouble; trouble oneself (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
Example:
Government reaches out to the people
Synonyms:
reach; reach out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
reach out (attempt to communicate)
Derivation:
reach; reaching (the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Example:
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
max out (reach a maximum)
break even (attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
Example:
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
Synonyms:
arrive at; attain; gain; hit; make; reach
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
"Reach" entails doing...:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
make (reach in time)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
ground; run aground (hit or reach the ground)
come through; get through (succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems)
culminate (reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body)
find (succeed in reaching; arrive at)
make (reach in time)
top (reach or ascend the top of)
breast; summit (reach the summit (of a mountain))
peak; top out (to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity)
bottom out (reach the low point)
access; get at (reach or gain access to)
scale; surmount (reach the highest point of)
catch up (reach the point where one should be after a delay)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They reach the hill
Sense 6
Meaning:
Reach a goal
Example:
She may not make the grade
Synonyms:
get to; make; progress to; reach
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
reaching (accomplishment of an objective)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Place into the hands or custody of
Example:
He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Synonyms:
give; hand; pass; pass on; reach; turn over
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
entrust; leave (put into the care or protection of someone)
commit; confide; entrust; intrust; trust (confer a trust upon)
free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)
deliver; fork out; fork over; fork up; hand over; render; turn in (to surrender someone or something to another)
deal (give (a specific card) to a player)
slip; sneak (pass on stealthily)
give (leave with; give temporarily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 8
Meaning:
To gain with effort
Example:
she achieved her goal despite setbacks
Synonyms:
accomplish; achieve; attain; reach
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
score (get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance)
get to; make; progress to; reach (reach a goal)
begin (achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative)
culminate (reach the highest or most decisive point)
compass (bring about; accomplish)
average (achieve or reach on average)
finagle; manage; wangle (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 9
Meaning:
To extend as far as
Example:
The chair must not touch the wall
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
reach into (run into or up to)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Also:
reach into (run into or up to)
reach out (reach outward in space)
Derivation:
reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
Context examples:
The plan had reached this point, when Anne, coming quietly down from Louisa's room, could not but hear what followed, for the parlour door was open.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone.
(Backbone, NCI Dictionary)
A value approached but never reached.
(Bound, NCI Thesaurus)
The process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function.
(Cell differentiation, NCI Dictionary)
This allows a higher amount of drug to reach the tumor for a longer period of time, which may kill more cancer cells.
(Chemoembolization, NCI Dictionary)
Had the Grants been at home I would not have troubled you, but you are now the only one I can apply to for the truth, his sisters not being within my reach.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The course by which a substance was administered in order to reach the site of action in the body.
(CDISC SDTM Route of Administration Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It reaches high urinary concentrations and may be used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
(Carumonam, NCI Thesaurus)
The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance report predicted this will reach 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if no action is taken now.
(Toothpaste and Hand Wash Are Causing Antibiotic Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
But when she began her song, and it reached Roland’s ears, he sprang up and cried: “I know the voice, that is the true bride, I will have no other!”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
