reach: betekenis en definities
EngelsTyp een woord
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.