English Dictionary

reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

verb

(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

She stretched her arm to reach the top shelf.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

He reached for a weapon that was on the table.

意味（2）

(transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.

to reach one a book

意味（3）

(intransitive) To stretch out the hand.

意味（4）

(transitive) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.

to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear

意味（5）

(transitive) Of a missile: to strike or touch.

His bullet reached its intended target.

意味（6）

(transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

A few words, lovingly, encouragingly spoken failed to reach her heart.

意味（7）

(transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

his hand reaches the river

意味（8）

(transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

After three years, he reached the position of manager.

意味（9）

(transitive, figuratively) To make contact with.

I tried to reach you all day.

意味（10）

(transitive, figuratively) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).

What will it take for me to reach him?

意味（11）

(intransitive, India, Singapore) To arrive at a particular destination.

The particulars that reach from Eastern Bengal require corroboration.

意味（12）

(transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).

You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.

意味（13）

(obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.

Do what, sir? I reach you not.

意味（14）

To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.

Reach for your dreams.

意味（15）

(intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).

The Thembu tribe reaches back for twenty generations to King Zwide.

意味（16）

(nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.

意味（17）

(slang, MTE, MLE) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.

What time you reaching tomorrow?