reach

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Please whine on hackernews and hope for frontpage to reach support.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of reach gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

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"

noun

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reach.

noun

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

noun

See also: scope, range, orbit, compass, ambit

noun

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

noun

the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"

verb

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"

verb

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"

verb

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

verb

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

verb

to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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"

verb

to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

Example sentences

Please whine on hackernews and hope for frontpage to reach support.

It's scary because this mob has global reach, unlimited power, but isn't always right.

Eventually, the two organisms will reach a détente and begin living as symbionts.

I did start this post -- if you'll reach back into distant memory -- by describing Google as "doing everything right".

It was only able to reach closed markets like iOS and XBox because of its success as a side project on an open platform.

Please reach out to a counselor, or at the very least a counselor or therapist who specializes in the things you're dealing with.

If it's not, enjoy the fact that you're in a trade where even untrained, mediocre practitioners reach the top 10% of American incomes.

The most I've been able to reach in other circumstances is about 18 GB/s by doing multiple streams with interleaved reads, which allows the processor to take better advantage of open RAM banks.

I was a game programmer at EA for eight years.> The real problem however is not that they are immature when they get in, but that too often they get out once they reach maturity,This is pretty spot-on.

Why would you use a real estate agent trying to pump the price as high as possible, when you can use one who will be paid entirely based on your satisfaction rating?On the other hand, Zillow/Trulia have wider reach.