reaching

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of reach

Noun

1. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
2. Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.

reach

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

arrival

attaining

going

arriving

reach

stretch

obtaining

appearance

getting

incoming

attainment

moving

as deep

as high

pervading

achievement

reaching across

achieving

extending

gaining

goal

gone into

hidden

passing

pervasion

procuring

protraction

reached

stretching

as far

arriving at

Translations

بالغ

بلوغ

بُلُوغ

وُرُود

وُصُول

وُفُود

توصُّل

إِتْيان

arribada

abast

assoliment

consecució

aconseguiment

Ankunft

الوصول

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: reching

Inherited from Old English: *rǣċende

Inherited from Middle English: rechynge

Inherited from Old English: rǣċing

In summary

From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing.