reach: betekenis en definities

To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend: reached out an arm.

To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending: can't reach the shelf.

To arrive at; attain: reached a conclusion; reached their destination.

To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with: They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.

To succeed in having an effect on: No one seems able to reach her anymore.

To extend as far as: The property reaches the shore.

To project as far as: A distant cry reached our ears.

To travel as far as: a long fly ball that reached the stadium's wall.

To aggregate or amount to: Sales reached the millions.

Informal To grasp and hand over to another: Reach me the sugar.

To thrust out or extend something.

To try to grasp or touch something: reached for a book.

To have extension in space or time: a coat that reaches to the knee; a career that reached over several decades.

To be extensive in influence or effect.

To make an excessive effort, as in drawing a conclusion or making a joke; overreach.

Nautical To sail with the wind abeam.

The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out.

The extent or distance something can reach.

Range of understanding; comprehension: a subject beyond my reach.

Range or scope of influence or effect.

An expanse: a reach of prairie; the lower reaches of the food chain.

A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.

Nautical The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.

The stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel.