| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | reach, range | The limits within which something can be effective |
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| 2 | reach, scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" | |
| 3 | reach, reaching, stretch | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out | |
| 4 | reach, compass, range, grasp | The limit of capability | |
| VERB | 1 | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination, either real or abstract |
| 2 | reach, hit, attain | Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
| 3 | reach, reach out | Move forward or upward in order to touch | |
| 4 | reach, get through, get hold of, contact | Be in or establish communication with | |
| 5 | reach, achieve, accomplish, attain | To gain with effort | |
| 6 | reach, extend to, touch | To extend as far as | |
| 7 | reach, make, get to, progress to | Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" | |
| 8 | reach, pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give | Place into the hands or custody of | |
| 9 | reach, strive, strain | To exert much effort or energy |
| Sounds | riy'ch |
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| Rhymes | beach, beech, bleach, and 15 more rhymes in iych at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The limits within which something can be effective. |
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| Examples | "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
| Synonyms | range |
| Narrower | earshot, earreach, hearing; view, eyeshot; rifle range, rifle shot |
| Broader | limit |
| Verbs | reach |
| Meaning | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet". |
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| Examples | "outside the reach of the law" |
| Synonyms | scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit |
| Narrower | approximate range, ballpark; confines; contrast; internationality, internationalism; latitude; horizon, view, purview; sweep, expanse; gamut; spectrum; palette, pallet |
| Broader | extent |
| Meaning | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. |
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| Synonyms | reaching, stretch |
| Narrower | outreach |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility |
| Verbs | reach |
| Meaning | The limit of capability. |
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| Synonyms | compass, range, grasp |
| Narrower | sight, ken |
| Broader | capability, capableness, potentiality |
| Meaning | Reach a destination, either real or abstract. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They reach the hill |
| Examples | "The water reached the doorstep" |
| Synonyms | make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain |
| Entails | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Narrower | catch up; scale, surmount; breast; access, get at; peak; bottom out; top out; summit; top; make; find; culminate; get through, come through; ground, run aground |
| Similar to | make |
| Meaning | Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
| Synonyms | hit, attain |
| Narrower | max out; break even |
| Broader | arrive, get, come |
| Meaning | Move forward or upward in order to touch. Also in a metaphorical sense. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Government reaches out to the people" |
| Synonyms | reach out |
| Broader | move |
| See also | reach out |
| Nouns | reach, reaching |
| Meaning | Be in or establish communication with. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Our advertisements reach millions" |
| Synonyms | get through, get hold of, contact |
| Narrower | ping; ping; raise |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
| Meaning | To gain with effort. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | achieve, accomplish, attain |
| Narrower | score; reach, make, get to, progress to; begin; come to, strike; culminate; compass; average; wangle, finagle, manage |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods |
| Meaning | To extend as far as. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" |
| Synonyms | extend to, touch |
| Narrower | reach into |
| Broader | be |
| See also | reach into; reach out |
| Nouns | reach |
| Meaning | Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team". |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | make, get to, progress to |
| Broader | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach |
| Nouns | reaching |
| Meaning | Place into the hands or custody of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Synonyms | pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give |
| Narrower | give; slip, sneak; deal; hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render; release, relinquish, resign, free, give up; entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit; entrust, leave |
| Broader | transfer |
| Meaning | To exert much effort or energy. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | strive, strain |
| Narrower | extend oneself; kill oneself, overexert oneself; trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself |
| Broader | tug, labor, labour, push, drive |