reach

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
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.
3. (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
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.
5. (transitive) To strike or touch.
6. (broadly, transitive) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
7. (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
8. (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
9. (figuratively, transitive) To make contact with.
10. (figuratively, transitive) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
11. (India, Singapore, intransitive) To arrive at a particular destination.
12. (transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
13. (obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
14. To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
15. (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
16. To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
17. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.

Noun

1. The act of stretching or extending; extension.
2. The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
3. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
4. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
5. (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
6. The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
7. Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
8. The distance traversed between tacks.
9. A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.
10. A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
11. An extended portion or area of land or water.
12. (obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
13. The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.

Noun

Alternative form of retch.

Noun

Alternative form of riichi.

Concepts

atteindre

arriver

parvenir

portée

aboutir

arriver à

remporter

aborder

parvenir à

étendre

obtenir

atteinte

tendre

boussole

🧭

venir

étendue

donner

attraper

🪤

rattraper

réaliser

contacter

gagner

passer

remettre

saisir

trouver

🔍

valoir

accéder à

aller jusqu’à

allonge

atteindre à

conduire à

largue

🆓

mener à

œuvrer

s’étendre

s’étendre jusqu’à

arriver que

se trouver que

chercher

arrives

accomplir

ampleur

aspirer

battre

champ

conclure

contact

distendre

efforcer

Synonymes

arrive

attain

arrive at

achieve

get

extend

accomplish

range

come

stretch

approach

gain

get to

hit

spread

touch

scope

make

catch

pass

enter

reach out

go

Attin

compass

🧭

give

come to

find

🔍

acquire

earn

strike

grasp

hand

✋

extend to

win

strive

penetrate

succeed

obtain

overtake

contact

catch up with

stretch out

come up to

get through

have

appear

get at

expand

extent

Traductions

erreichen

alcanzar

raggiungere

bereiken

alcançar

portata

arrivare

lograr

reichen

llegar

behalen

atingir

erlangen

φτάνω

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: rechen

Hérité de ancien anglais: rǣċan

In summary

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”).

Phrases

I failed to reach a conclusive interpretation .

Je n'ai pas réussi à atteindre une interprétation concluante.

Other elements of the fleet managed to reach Elba .

D'autres éléments de la flotte ont réussi à atteindre Elba.

While working with Quechua Indians , Elliot began preparing to reach the Huaorani .

Tout en travaillant avec des Indiens Quechua, Elliot a commencé à se préparer à atteindre le Huaorani.