Main Entry: ¹reach

Pronunciation: \ˈrēch\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣcan; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian raižytis to stretch oneself

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to stretch out : extend b : thrust
2 a : to touch or grasp by extending a part of the body (as a hand) or an object <couldn't reach the apple> b : to pick up and draw toward one : take c (1) : to extend to <the shadow reached the wall> (2) : to get up to or as far as : come to <your letter reached me yesterday> <his voice reached the last rows> <they hoped to reach an agreement> d (1) : encompass (2) : to make an impression on (3) : to communicate with
3 : to hand over : passintransitive verb 1 a : to make a stretch with or as if with one's hand b : to strain after something
2 a : project, extend <his land reaches to the river> b : to arrive at or come to something <as far as the eye could reach>
3 : to sail on a reach

— reach·able \ˈrē-chə-bəl\ adjective

— reach·er noun