reach

reach

verb

Definition of REACH

1

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another <would you reach me the potatoes, please?>

Synonyms buck, hand, hand over, reach, transfer

Related Words relay; bear, carry; finger, handle, paw; cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield

2

to transmit information or requests to <you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days>

Synonyms address, communicate (with), get, reach

Related Words get through (to); acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, notify, tell, wise (up); buzz, call, phone, ring (up) [chiefly British], telephone; keep up (with)

3

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response <the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did>

Synonyms impact, impress, influence, move, reach, strike, sway, tell (on), touch

Related Words carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport; bias, color; inspire, stir; engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Near Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary; underwhelm