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v. arrive; obtain, procure; extend the arm outward n. distance that an arm can extend | ||||
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Reach Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| MONASH Marketing Dictionary |
Reach
the percentage of the target audience which will be exposed to at least one advertisement during the specified period of the campaign.
the percentage of the target audience which will be exposed to at least one advertisement during the specified period of the campaign.
| BTS Transportation Expressions |
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Reach
the number off people that see an ad at least once during a given period; it is shown as a % of the total market (see coverage).
the number off people that see an ad at least once during a given period; it is shown as a % of the total market (see coverage).
| Public Service Advertising Glossary |
Reach
The number of different people who will be exposed to an advertiser's message.
Context: Radio & TV Advertising
The number of different people who will be exposed to an advertiser's message.
Context: Radio & TV Advertising
Reach Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Reach
(n.)
An artifice to obtain an advantage.
(n.)
An effort to vomit.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
(n.)
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
(v. i.)
To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
(v. i.)
To retch.
(v. i.)
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
(v. i.)
To strain after something; to make efforts.
(v. i.)
To stretch out the hand.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
(v. t.)
To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
(v. t.)
To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
(v. t.)
To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
(v. t.)
To overreach; to deceive.
(v. t.)
To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
(v. t.)
To understand; to comprehend.
(n.)
An artifice to obtain an advantage.
(n.)
An effort to vomit.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
(n.)
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
(v. i.)
To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
(v. i.)
To retch.
(v. i.)
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
(v. i.)
To strain after something; to make efforts.
(v. i.)
To stretch out the hand.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
(v. t.)
To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
(v. t.)
To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
(v. t.)
To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
(v. t.)
To overreach; to deceive.
(v. t.)
To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
(v. t.)
To understand; to comprehend.
| WordNet 2.0 |
reach
Noun
1. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
(synonym) range
(hypernym) limit
(hyponym) earshot, earreach, hearing
(derivation) extend to, touch
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
3. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(synonym) reaching, stretch
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) outreach
(derivation) reach out
4. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
(synonym) compass, range, grasp
(hypernym) capability, capableness, potentiality
(hyponym) sight, ken
Verb
1. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(synonym) make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
(synonym) hit, attain
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) max out
3. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
(synonym) reach out
(hypernym) move
(see-also) reach out
(derivation) reaching, stretch
4. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
(synonym) get through, get hold of, contact
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) ping
5. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
(synonym) achieve, accomplish, attain
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) score
6. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
(synonym) extend to, touch
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) reach into
(see-also) extend, poke out, reach out
(derivation) range
7. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
(synonym) make, get to, progress to
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain
(derivation) arrival, reaching
8. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
(synonym) pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give
(hypernym) transfer
(hyponym) give
9. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
(synonym) strive, strain
(hypernym) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
(hyponym) extend oneself
Noun
1. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
(synonym) range
(hypernym) limit
(hyponym) earshot, earreach, hearing
(derivation) extend to, touch
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
3. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(synonym) reaching, stretch
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) outreach
(derivation) reach out
4. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
(synonym) compass, range, grasp
(hypernym) capability, capableness, potentiality
(hyponym) sight, ken
Verb
1. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(synonym) make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
(synonym) hit, attain
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) max out
3. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
(synonym) reach out
(hypernym) move
(see-also) reach out
(derivation) reaching, stretch
4. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
(synonym) get through, get hold of, contact
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) ping
5. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
(synonym) achieve, accomplish, attain
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) score
6. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
(synonym) extend to, touch
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) reach into
(see-also) extend, poke out, reach out
(derivation) range
7. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
(synonym) make, get to, progress to
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain
(derivation) arrival, reaching
8. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
(synonym) pass, hand, pass on, turn over, give
(hypernym) transfer
(hyponym) give
9. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
(synonym) strive, strain
(hypernym) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
(hyponym) extend oneself
| The Devil's Dictionary |
REACH
Reach, (n.)
The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.
This is a truth, as old as the hills,
That life and experience teach:
The poor man suffers that keenest of ills,
An impediment of his reach.
G.J.
Reach, (n.)
The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.
This is a truth, as old as the hills,
That life and experience teach:
The poor man suffers that keenest of ills,
An impediment of his reach.
G.J.
| Australian Slang |
Lift doesn't reach the top floor
one does not have full intelligence; one is stupid or moronic
one does not have full intelligence; one is stupid or moronic
One's lift doesn't go to the top floor
someone does not have full intelligence; someone is intellectually weak or stupid
| hEnglish - advanced version |
reach
reach
\reach\, n. an effort to vomit. [r.]
reach
\reach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. reached (?) (raught, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. reaching.] [oe. rechen, as. r&aemacr;can, r&aemacr;cean, to extend, stretch out; akin to d. reiken, g. reichen, and possibly to as. rīce powerful, rich, e. rich. ?115.]
1. to extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. her tresses yellow, and long straughten, unto her heeles down they raughten. of r. reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. 27. fruit trees, over woody, reached too far their pampered boughs.
2. 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. he reached me a full cap. --2 esd. xiv. 39.
3. to attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too 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. o patron power, thy present aid afford, than i may reach the beast.
4. to strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
5. hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as. if these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let them examine.
6. to extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river. thy desire leads to no excess that reaches blame.
7. to arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to. the best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration can reach, comes short of its reality.
9. to understand; to comprehend. [obs.] do what, sir? i reach you not. & fl.
10. to overreach; to deceive. [obs.]
reach
\reach\, v. t. 1. to stretch out the hand. goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste!
2. to strain after something; to make efforts. reaching above our nature does no good.
3. to extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. and behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. xxviii. 12. the new world reaches quite across the torrid zone.
4. (naut.) to sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the ind nearly abeam.
similar words(7)
to reach after
reach one`s nostrils
arm`s reach
reach out
out of reach
reach into
reach a peak
reach
\reach\, n. an effort to vomit. [r.]
reach
\reach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. reached (?) (raught, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. reaching.] [oe. rechen, as. r&aemacr;can, r&aemacr;cean, to extend, stretch out; akin to d. reiken, g. reichen, and possibly to as. rīce powerful, rich, e. rich. ?115.]
1. to extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. her tresses yellow, and long straughten, unto her heeles down they raughten. of r. reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. 27. fruit trees, over woody, reached too far their pampered boughs.
2. 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. he reached me a full cap. --2 esd. xiv. 39.
3. to attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too 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. o patron power, thy present aid afford, than i may reach the beast.
4. to strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
5. hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as. if these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let them examine.
6. to extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river. thy desire leads to no excess that reaches blame.
7. to arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to. the best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration can reach, comes short of its reality.
9. to understand; to comprehend. [obs.] do what, sir? i reach you not. & fl.
10. to overreach; to deceive. [obs.]
reach
\reach\, v. t. 1. to stretch out the hand. goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste!
2. to strain after something; to make efforts. reaching above our nature does no good.
3. to extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. and behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. xxviii. 12. the new world reaches quite across the torrid zone.
4. (naut.) to sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the ind nearly abeam.
similar words(7)
to reach after
reach one`s nostrils
arm`s reach
reach out
out of reach
reach into
reach a peak
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cyrhaedd
Cyrhaedd = n. reach, extent, v. to attain; to reach
Cyrhaedd = n. reach, extent, v. to attain; to reach
Cyrhaeddol
Cyrhaeddol = a. within reach
Cyrhaeddu
Cyrhaeddu = v. to attain, to reach
Cyrhaeddyd
Cyrhaeddyd = v. to reach, to attain
Echyr
Echyr = n. a reach
Estyn
Estyn = v. to extend, to reach
Haedd
Haedd = n. a reach; merit
Haeddu
Haeddu = v. to reach; to merit
Herc
Herc = n. a reach out; a jerk
Hercu
Hercu = v. to reach, to fetch
Hercyn
Hercyn = n. a reach out; a jerk
Llodi
Llodi = v. to reach out; to crave
Wyro
Wyro = v. to distend, to reach out
Ymgyrhaedd
Ymgyrhaedd = v. to reach one's self
Reach Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Reach
County: Cambridgeshire
Post Code: CB5
County: Cambridgeshire
Post Code: CB5
Reach Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
Reach
A reach is a linear segment of a water body with fairly constant hydrological characteristics.
A reach is a linear segment of a water body with fairly constant hydrological characteristics.
REACH (OF RIVER)
(1) Most generally, any specified length of a stream or conveyance. (2) A length of channel which is uniform in its discharge depth, area, and slope. (3) A length of channel for which a single gage affords a satisfactory measure of the stage and discharge. (4) The length of a river between two gaging stations.
Reach Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Reach
sailing with a beam wind
sailing with a beam wind
| Nautical Nomenclature |
Reach
sailing with a beam wind
sailing with a beam wind
Reach Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
reach
advenio, contineo, pervenio, devenio
advenio, contineo, pervenio, devenio
Reach Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Reach (v.)
pulau
pulau
| English - Klingon |
reach
v. SIch
v. SIch
Reach Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Reach
An expanse of a stream channel.
An expanse of a stream channel.
Reach Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Reach
Reach may mean one of the following:
Companies & Organizations
- Reach (agency), the name of the eGovernment agency of the government of Ireland
- REACH Global Services Ltd, a company operating a large cable network in Asia Pacific
- REACH Air Ambulance, providing helicopter air ambulance services for the citizens of Northern California
- Society for Remedial Education Assessment Counseling Handicapped is the name of a Kolkata-based organization educating disabled children in India
- Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals, a framework for regulation of chemicals in the European Union
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