reach
🇺🇸
/riːtʃ/
🇬🇧
/riːtʃ/
verb
A2
to get to a place
I hope this letter can reach you.
B1
to become known to someone
The news will reach everyone soon.
B1
to get to a certain amount or level
The temperature will reach 30 degrees today.
B1
to get to a certain point in time or progress
We have reached an important stage in the project.
B1
to achieve a goal or result
They worked hard to reach their target.
B1
to stretch out your hand to touch something
He tried to reach the top shelf.
B1
to be able to touch something by stretching
Can you reach the light switch from here?
R
to get something for someone by stretching
Please reach that book for me on the high shelf.
B1
to extend to a certain point
The water didn't reach the top of the container.
R
to contact someone, especially by phone
I couldn't reach him by phone yesterday.
R
to be seen or heard by people
Our message will reach many people through social media.
noun
B2
how far you can stretch your arm to touch something
Keep medicines out of children's reach.
B2
the limit of what someone can do or get
A good education should be within everyone's reach.
R
a straight part of a river between bends
We sailed through the calm reaches of the river.
R
the faraway parts of an area
Explorers mapped the remote reaches of the continent.
R
the higher or lower levels of an organization
Changes affected all reaches of the company.
translation
to get to a place; to become known to someone; to get to a certain amount or level; to get to a certain point in time or progress; to achieve a goal or result; to stretch out your hand to touch something; to be able to touch something by stretching; to get something for someone by stretching; to extend to a certain point; to contact someone, especially by phone; to be seen or heard by people
how far you can stretch your arm to touch something; the limit of what someone can do or get; a straight part of a river between bends; the faraway parts of an area; the higher or lower levels of an organization
Word Forms
3rd Present
reaches
Progressive
reaching
Past
reached
Perfect
reached
Plural
reaches