Definition of Reach

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Definition of Reach

Reach

To retch.

An effort to vomit.

To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.

Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.

To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.

To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.

Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.

To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.

To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.

To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.

To understand; to comprehend.

To overreach; to deceive.

To stretch out the hand.

To strain after something; to make efforts.

To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.

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

The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot.

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 extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.

An artifice to obtain an advantage.

The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.

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Reach Quotations

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
Mother Teresa

Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
Albert Einstein

If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
Zig Ziglar

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
Thomas Jefferson

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
Kahlil Gibran

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.
Mohandas Gandhi

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
Mohandas Gandhi

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
Benjamin Franklin

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Confucius

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Muhammad Ali

Reach Translations

reach in Afrikaans is presteer, bereik, behaal
reach in Dutch is bereiken, inhalen, behalen
reach in Finnish is saavuttaa
reach in German is greifen, reich, erreichen, erreichen, erstrecken
reach in Italian is portata, conseguire, estendersi
reach in Latin is advenio, contineo, pervenio, devenio
reach in Portuguese is alcance
reach in Spanish is bastar, alcance

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