reach

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   be in or establish communication with

   Our advertisements reach millions

2. 2
   verb

   to extend as far as

   The sunlight reached the wall

3. 3
   verb

   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.

4. 4
   verb

   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 someone a book

5. 5
   verb

   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

6. 6
   verb

   To strike or touch.

   His bullet reached its intended target.

7. 7
   verb

   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.

8. 8
   verb

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

   his hand reaches the river

Etymology

From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”).