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 verb1 a: to stretch out : extend b: thrust2 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 with3: to hand over : passintransitive verb1 a: to make a stretch with or as if with one's hand b: to strain after something2 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