Meaning

17 senses

  1. (intransitive)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.

    He reached for his shoe with his legs.

    greifen nach, langen nach

    тяну́тьсяtjanútʹsja, потяну́тьсяpotjanútʹsja

  2. (transitive)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

    reichen

    достава́тьdostavátʹ, доста́тьdostátʹ

  3. (intransitive)To stretch out the hand.

    ausstrecken, reichen

    протя́гиватьprotjágivatʹ, протяну́тьprotjanútʹ

  4. (transitive)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

    “I can't quite reach the pepper. Could you pass it to me?”

    erreichen, kommen an, drankommen

    достава́тьdostavátʹ, доста́тьdostátʹ

    діста́ватиdistávaty

  5. (transitive)To strike or touch.

    His bullet reached its intended target.

    erreichen

  6. (broadly, transitive)To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

    erreichen

  7. (transitive)To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

    his hand reaches the river

    When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.

    erreichen, drankommen

    достига́тьdostigátʹ, дости́чьdostíčʹ, дости́гнутьdostígnutʹ

    досяга́тиdosjaháty

    to extend as far as

  8. (transitive)To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

    After three years, he reached the position of manager.

    The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike.

    to gain with effort

  9. (figuratively, transitive)To make contact with.

    I tried to reach you all day.

    свя́зыватьсяsvjázyvatʹsja, связа́тьсяsvjazátʹsja

  10. (figuratively, transitive)To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).

    What will it take for me to reach him?

  11. (India, Singapore, intransitive)To arrive at a particular destination.

  12. (transitive)To continue living until or up to (a certain age).

    You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.

    дожива́тьdoživátʹ, дожи́тьdožítʹ

Examples

2130 sentences

  1. He must have reached the station.

    Він, певно, доїхав до станції.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. We weren't able to reach Tom.

    Ми не змогли зв'язатися з Томом.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. When does this plane reach Boston?

    Коли цей літак прибуває до Бостона?

    ruКогда этот самолет прилетит в Бостон?

    deWann erreicht dieses Flugzeug Boston?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. You can reach the village by bus.

    До села можна доїхати автобусом.

    ruВы можете добраться до деревни на автобусе.

    deMan kann das Dorf mit dem Bus erreichen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. The island is easy to reach by boat.

    До цього острова нескладно дістатися на човні.

    ruДо острова легко добраться на лодке.

    deDie Insel ist mit dem Boot leicht zu erreichen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to arrive at by effort:
to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch:
to touch by virtue of extent:
Русский
By meaning 8
to arrive at by effort:
to extend, to thrust out:
to give by stretching out, to hand over:
to stretch out the hand:
to touch by virtue of extent:
to make contact with:
to continue living until, or up to, a certain age:
to strain after something; to make efforts:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to arrive at by effort:
to extend, to thrust out:
to give by stretching out, to hand over:
to stretch out the hand:
to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch:
to understand; to comprehend — see also understand, comprehend:

Origin

From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic

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”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

reaches, reaching, reached, reached
Base formreach · to reach
3rd person singularreaches
Present participlereaching
Past simplereached
Past participlereached

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreach
he, she, itreaches

Past simpleLesson

all personsreached

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave reached
he, she, ithas reached

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reach

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

24 synonyms
contactA2get hold ofget in touchlink up
Close in meaning

Word family

24 related words
Relatedreaching
Derivedareachatreachbroad-reachingfar-reachingforereachhighreachingmisreachoutreachoverreachreachabilityreachablereach downreacherreach forreach-me-downreach outreach pastreach-throughunderreachunreachunreachableunreachedupreach

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • reach the top
  • reached for the
  • reached into his
  • reached for his
  • trying to reach
  • to reach the
  • reach our goal
  • enough to reach
  • short to reach
  • can't reach
  • finally reached
  • reach the summit

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
razzrereachablereactB1
reach — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto