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reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/ noun

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In Latin: pervenio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reach at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The limits within which something can be effective.
    range of motion
  2. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet".
    a piano has a greater range than the human voice
  3. The act of physically reaching or thrusting out.

verb

  1. Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
    We hit Detroit by noon
  2. Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.
    The thermometer hit 100 degrees
  3. Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense.
    Government reaches out to the people

Origin

From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”). Cognate with Dutch reiken, German reichen.

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