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English

rank|influence|March|whatever|669|reach|secret|showed|ancient

Etymology
Old English ræ�an

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹi�t�/
audio|en-us-reach.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t�|-i�t�

Verb
en-verb|reach|es

1. To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
2. Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.
3. To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.
4. To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
5. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
6. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river.
7. To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
8. To understand; to comprehend.
9. To stretch out the hand.
10. To strain after something; to make efforts.
11. To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.

Derived terms
beam reach
broad reach

Translations
trans-top|to extend, to thrust out
Czech: sáhnout
Finnish: ojentaa
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trans-top|to deliver by stretching out, to hand over
Finnish: ojentaa
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trans-top|to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch
Finnish: ojentaa
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Portuguese: alcançar
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trans-top|to hit with an arrow, a bullet etc.
Finnish: osua
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trans-top|to extend an action, effort, or influence to
Finnish: ulottaa
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trans-top|to touch by virtue of extent
Finnish: ulottua
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trans-top|to arrive at
Finnish: saapua
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trans-top|to understand; to comprehend
Finnish: käsittää
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trans-top|to stretch out the hand
Finnish: ojentaa
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trans-top|to strain after something; to make efforts
Finnish: venyä
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trans-top|to extend in dimension, time or action, so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something
Finnish: venyttää
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ا� IPAchar|(n�la)
ttbc|Chinese: ��, 达� (dádào)
ttbc|Dutch: bereiken
ttbc|Esperanto: atingi
ttbc|French: atteindre
ttbc|German: erreichen
ttbc|Hungarian: elér
ttbc|Icelandic: ná
ttbc|Ido: atingar
ttbc|Italian: raggiungere, giungere
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (����, tassuru)
ttbc|Korean: �착�� (dochakhada)
ttbc|Portuguese: alcançar
ttbc|Russian: до��ига�� (dostigát�)
ttbc|Spanish: alcanzar
ttbc|Swedish: uppnå
ttbc|Telugu: ��ర�
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Noun
en-noun|es

1. The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown.

#:The fruit is beyond my reach.
#:to be within reach of cannon shot

1. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
2. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
3. informal An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.

#: To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.

1. boxing The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
2. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
3. nautical Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel.

Translations
trans-top|act of stretching or extending; extension
Finnish: ulottuvuus, kantama
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trans-top|power of stretching out or extending action
Finnish: ulottuvuus
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trans-top|extent; stretch; expanse
Finnish: ulottuvuus
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trans-top|exaggeration
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trans-top|boxing: distance a boxer's arm can extend
Finnish: ulottuvuus
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trans-top|extended portion of land or water
Finnish: alue
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trans-top|nautical: point of sail
Finnish: sivutuuli
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Spanish: alcance, influencia
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Frisian

Noun
reach

1. Spider-web

Category:Frisian nouns

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• 2007-12-04 00:11 - DCDuring - /* Noun */ exaggeration

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