| VERB | motion | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
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| motion | reach, hit, attain | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
| contact | reach, reach out | move forward or upward in order to touch | |
| communication | reach, get through, get hold of, contact | be in or establish communication with | |
| social | reach, achieve, accomplish, attain | to gain with effort | |
| stative | reach, extend to, touch | to extend as far as | |
| motion | reach, make, get to, progress to | reach a goal / goal, e.g., "make the first team" | |
| possession | reach, pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of | |
| competition | reach, strive, strain | to exert much effort or energy | |
| NOUN | location | reach, range | the limits within which something can be effective / effective |
| attribute | reach, scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control | |
| act | reach, reaching, stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | |
| cognition | reach, compass, range, grasp | the limit of capability |
| Sounds | riy'ch | |
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| Rhymes | beach ... teach / Teach: 19 rhymes with iych... | |
| Meaning | The limits within which something can be effective / effective. | |
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| Example | "he was beyond the reach of their fire" | |
| Synonym | range | |
| Narrower | earshot, earreach, hearing | The range within which a voice can be heard |
| rifle range, rifle shot | The distance that a rifle bullet will carry | |
| view, eyeshot | The range of the eye | |
| Broader | limit | As far as something can go |
| Spanish | alcance | |
| Catalan | abast | |
| Verbs | reach | to extend as far as |
| Meaning | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet". | |
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| Example | "outside the reach of the law" | |
| Synonyms | scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit | |
| Narrower | approximate range, ballpark | Near to the scope or range of something |
| confines | A bounded scope | |
| contrast | The range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) | |
| gamut | A complete extent or range | |
| horizon, view, purview | The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | |
| internationality, internationalism | Quality of being international in scope | |
| latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought | |
| palette, pallet | The range of colour characteristic / characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art | |
| spectrum | A broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities | |
| sweep, expanse | A wide scope | |
| Broader | extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends |
| Spanish | alcance, ámbito, esfera, marco | |
| Catalan | abast, àmbit, esfera, marc | |
| Meaning | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. | |
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| Synonyms | reaching, stretch | |
| Narrower | outreach | The act of reaching out |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | alcance | |
| Catalan | abast | |
| Verbs | reach | move forward or upward in order to touch |
| Meaning | The limit of capability. | |
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| Synonyms | compass, range, grasp | |
| Narrower | sight, ken | The range of vision |
| Broader | capability, capableness, potentiality | An aptitude that may be developed |
| Spanish | alcance, ámbito, campo de acción, comprensión, entendimiento, límites | |
| Catalan | abast | |
| Meaning | Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" | |
| Synonyms | hit, attain | |
| Narrower | break even | attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport |
| max out | reach a maximum | |
| Broader | arrive, get, come | reach a destination |
| Spanish | alcanzar, llegar a, lograr | |
| Catalan | assolir | |
| Meaning | Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Government reaches out to the people" | |
| Synonym | reach out | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| See also | reach out | attempt to communicate |
| Nouns | reach, reaching | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
| Meaning | Be in or establish communication with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Our advertisements reach millions" | |
| Synonyms | get through, get hold of, contact | |
| Narrower | ping | send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active |
| ping | contact, usually in order to remind of something | |
| raise | Establish radio communications with | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Spanish | contactar | |
| Catalan | contactar | |
| Meaning | To gain with effort. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | achieve, accomplish, attain | |
| Narrower | average | achieve or reach on average |
| begin | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative | |
| come to, strike | attain | |
| compass | bring about | |
| culminate | reach the highest or most decisive point | |
| reach, make, get to, progress to | reach a goal / goal, e.g., "make the first team" | |
| score | Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance | |
| wangle, finagle, manage | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods | |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Spanish | alcanzar, completar, conseguir, lograr, realizar | |
| Catalan | abastar, abastir, acomplir, aconseguir, assolir, obtenir | |
| Meaning | To extend as far as. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | extend to, touch | |
| Narrower | reach into | Run into or up to |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| See also | reach into | run into or up to |
| reach out | reach outward in space | |
| Spanish | contactar, lindar, tocar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, contactar, estar tocant a, estrènyer, palpar, tocar | |
| Nouns | reach | the limits within which something can be effective / effective |
| Meaning | reach a goal / goal, e.g., "make the first team". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | make, get to, progress to | |
| Broader | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach | To gain with effort |
| Spanish | avanzar, llegar, lograr alcanzar, lograr ser, lograr | |
| Nouns | reaching | accomplishment of an objective |
| Meaning | place into the hands or custody of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give | |
| Narrower | deal | Give (a specific card) to a player |
| entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit | confer a trust upon | |
| entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone | |
| give | Leave with | |
| hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render | To surrender / surrender someone or something to another | |
| release, relinquish, resign, free, give up | Part with a possession or right | |
| slip, sneak | Pass on stealthily | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Spanish | acercar, alcanzar, ceder, dar, dispensar, entregar, pasar, propinar, traspasar | |
| Catalan | acostar, apropar, aproximar, cedir, dispensar, donar, entregar, lliurar, passar, propinar, traspassar | |
| Meaning | To exert much effort or energy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | strive, strain | |
| Narrower | extend oneself | strain to the utmost |
| kill oneself, overexert oneself | strain oneself more than is healthy | |
| trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself | Take the trouble to do something | |
| Broader | tug, labor, labour, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal |
| Spanish | esforzarse, esforzar | |
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