Dictionary entry details
• REACH (noun)
Meaning:
The limits within which something can be effective
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
reach; range
Context examples:
range of motion / he was beyond the reach of their fire
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
limit (as far as something can go)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
earreach; earshot; hearing (the range within which a voice can be heard)
eyeshot; view (the range of the eye)
rifle range; rifle shot (the distance that a rifle bullet will carry)
Meaning:
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
ambit; scope; range; reach; compass; orbit
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
palette; pallet (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
spectrum (broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities)
gamut (a complete extent or range:)
expanse; sweep (a wide scope)
horizon; purview; view (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated)
latitude (scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction)
internationalism; internationality (quality of being international in 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))
confines (a bounded scope)
approximate range; ballpark (near to the scope or range of something)
Meaning:
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
reaching; stretch; reach
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
outreach (the act of reaching out)
Meaning:
The limit of capability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
grasp; compass; reach; range
Context example:
within the compass of education
Hypernyms ("reach" is a kind of...):
capability; capableness; potentiality (an aptitude that may be developed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reach"):
ken; sight (the range of vision)
• REACH (verb)
Meaning:
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
reach; arrive at; attain; gain; hit; make
Context examples:
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
"Reach" entails doing...:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
top (reach or ascend the top of)
make (reach in time)
find (succeed in reaching; arrive at)
culminate (reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body)
come through; get through (succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems)
ground; run aground (hit or reach the ground)
summit (reach the summit of a mountain)
top out (reach the highest point)
catch up (reach the point where one should be after a delay)
scale; surmount (reach the highest point of)
breast (reach the summit)
access; get at (reach or gain access to)
peak (to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity)
bottom out (reach the low point)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They reach the hill
Meaning:
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
attain; reach; hit
Context examples:
The thermometer hit 100 degrees / This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
max out (reach a maximum)
break even (attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
reach out; reach
Context example:
Government reaches out to the people
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
reach out (attempt to communicate)
Meaning:
Be in or establish communication with
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
contact; get hold of; get through; reach
Context examples:
Our advertisements reach millions / He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
raise (establish radio communications with)
ping (contact, usually in order to remind of something)
ping (send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
To gain with effort
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
attain; achieve; accomplish; reach
Context example:
she achieved her goal despite setbacks
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
finagle; manage; wangle (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)
average (achieve or reach on average)
compass (bring about; accomplish)
culminate (reach the highest or most decisive point)
come to; strike (attain)
begin (achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative)
get to; make; progress to; reach (reach a goal, e.g.,)
score (get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
To extend as far as
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
extend to; reach; touch
Context examples:
The sunlight reached the wall / Can he reach? / The chair must not touch the wall
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
reach into (run into or up to)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Also:
reach into (run into or up to)
reach out (reach outward in space)
Meaning:
Reach a goal, e.g.,
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
progress to; get to; reach; make
Context examples:
make the first team / We made it! / She may not make the grade
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Place into the hands or custody of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
turn over; pass on; hand; pass; reach; give
Context examples:
hand me the spoon, please / Turn the files over to me, please / He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
entrust; leave (put into the care or protection of someone)
commit; confide; entrust; intrust; trust (confer a trust upon)
free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)
deliver; fork out; fork over; fork up; get in; hand over; render; turn in (to surrender someone or something to another)
deal (give (a specific card) to a player)
slip; sneak (pass on stealthily)
give (leave with; give temporarily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
To exert much effort or energy
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
strain; strive; reach
Context example:
straining our ears to hear
Hypernyms (to "reach" is one way to...):
drive; labor; labour; push; tug (strive and make an effort to reach a goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach"):
extend oneself (strain to the utmost)
kill oneself; overexert oneself (strain oneself more than is healthy)
bother; inconvenience oneself; trouble; trouble oneself (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
