Reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Reach
noun
- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
"The fruit is beyond my reach."
- The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
- An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
"To call George eloquent is certainly a reach."
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."
- 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"
- To stretch out the hand.
- 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.
"The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes."
- To strike or touch with a missile.
"His bullet reached its intended target."
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