reach

Noun

• the limit of capability
  • within the compass of education
    

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
  • a piano has a greater range than the human voice
    
  • 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
    

• the limits within which something can be effective
  • range of motion
    
  • he was beyond the reach of their fire
    

Verb

• to exert much effort or energy
  • straining our ears to hear
    

• 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
    

• reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
  • We made it!
    
  • She may not make the grade
    

• to extend as far as
  • The sunlight reached the wall
    
  • Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall
    

• to gain with effort
  • she achieved her goal despite setbacks
    

• be in or establish communication with
  • Our advertisements reach millions
    
  • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
    

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
  • Government reaches out to the people
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  compass , range , grasp , reaching , stretch , scope , orbit , ambit , strive , strain , pass , hand , pass on , turn over , give , make , get to , progress to , extend to , touch , achieve , accomplish , attain , get through , get hold of , contact , reach out , hit , arrive at , gain