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Definition & Meaning of "reach"in English

to reach
01

to get to your planned destination 

Transitive: to reach a place
to reach definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
reach
3rd person singular
reaches
Present participle
reaching
Past simple
reached
Past participle
reached
Examples
The beach can only be reached by boat. 
1.1

to come to a certain level or state, or a specific point in time 

Transitive: to reach a specific level
Examples
Daytime temperatures can reach 40°C. 
02

to manage to contact someone by phone or radio 

Transitive: to reach sb
to reach definition and meaning
Examples
Do you know where I can reach him? 
03

to achieve something, especially after a lot of thinking or discussion 

Transitive: to reach a decision or solution
to reach definition and meaning
Examples
In the end we reached a compromise. 
04

to extend one's hand far enough to be able to pick something up, touch something, etc. 

Transitive: to reach sth
Intransitive
Examples
Can you reach the light switch from where you're sitting? 
4.1

to stretch one's arm in the direction of something in an attempt to pick it up, touch it, etc. 

Intransitive: to reach somewhere | to reach for sth
Examples
He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. 
05

to devote time and effort to achieve a particular goal 

Transitive: to reach a goal
Examples
Politicians again failed to reach an agreement. 
06

to be of sufficient length, size, etc. to get to a specified point 

Transitive: to reach a place or point
Intransitive: to reach somewhere
Examples
A skirt that reaches halfway down her legs 
07

to be brought to someone's attention 

Transitive: to reach sb
Examples
The rumors eventually reached the President. 
08

to be able to be seen or heard by a number of people 

Transitive: to reach an audience
Examples
Cable TV reaches a huge audience. 
Reach
01

the act of extending or stretching out physically 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
reaches
Examples
He made a reach for the book on the top shelf. 
02

an area or range over which something operates, has influence, or exerts power 

Examples
The company expanded its reach into new markets. 
03

the limits within which something can be effective or applied 

Examples
The medicine works within the reach of certain conditions. 
04

the maximum capacity or capability of someone or something 

Examples
The machine is tested to its full reach. 
05

a long, unbroken area of land or water that goes far in one direction 

Examples
The hikers explored the high reaches of the mountain. 
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