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1. | [ verb ] reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
Synonyms: | hit arrive_at gain make attain | |
Examples: | "We hit Detroit by noon" "The water reached the doorstep" "We barely made the plane" "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
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Related terms: | catch_up access peak get_through make breast bottom_out scale find find top ground culminate top_out summit make attainment travel | |
2. | [ verb ] reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
Synonyms: | hit attain | |
Examples: | "The thermometer hit 100 degrees" "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
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Related terms: | arrive break_even max_out attainment | |
3. | [ verb ] move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense | |
Synonyms: | reach_out | |
Examples: | : "Government reaches out to the people" |
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Related terms: | move reach_out | |
4. | [ verb ] be in communication with, establish communication with | |
Synonyms: | contact get_hold_of get_through | |
Examples: | "Our advertisements reach millions" "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" |
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Related terms: | communicate raise ping ping liaison | |
5. | [ verb ] to gain with effort | |
Synonyms: | achieve attain accomplish | |
Examples: | : "she achieved her goal despite setbacks." |
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Related terms: | succeed come_to wangle average culminate score compass begin achiever attainment | |
6. | [ verb ] to extend as far as | |
Synonyms: | extend_to touch | |
Examples: | "The sunlight reached the wall" "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" |
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Related terms: | be reach_into extend reach_into touch | |
7. | [ verb ] reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" | |
Synonyms: | make get_to progress_to | |
Examples: | "We made it!" "She may not make the grade" |
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Related terms: | achieve arrival | |
8. | [ noun ] the limits within which something can be effective | |
Synonyms: | range | |
Examples: | "range of motion" "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
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Related terms: | limit view earshot rifle_range | |
9. | [ noun ] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control | |
Synonyms: | range scope compass orbit ambit | |
Examples: | : "the range of a supersonic jet" within the scope of an investigation" "outside the reach of the law" "in the political orbit of a world power" |
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Related terms: | extent horizon sweep spectrum gamut palette confines approximate_range latitude contrast internationality compass | |
10. | [ noun ] the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | |
Synonyms: | stretch reaching | |
Related terms: | motion outreach stretch | |
11. | [ verb ] place into the hands or custody of | |
Synonyms: | hand pass give turn_over pass_on | |
Examples: | "hand me the spoon, please" "Turn the files over to me, please" "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
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Related terms: | transfer give release entrust hand_over entrust deal slip impart communicate hand_over give_away relegate pass_on hand_down hand passage | |
12. | [ noun ] the limit of capability | |
Synonyms: | range grasp compass | |
Examples: | "within the compass of education" |
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Related terms: | capability sight range | |
13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12536 | |
14. | [ verb ] to exert much effort or energy | |
Synonyms: | strain strive | |
Examples: | : "straining our ears to hear." |
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Related terms: | tug trouble_oneself extend_oneself overstrain kill_oneself strain | |
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