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In addition to the idiom beginning with REACH, Also see BOARDINGHOUSE REACH; GET TO (REACH) FIRST BASE; IN REACH.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. long Gorillas have a very long reach. VERB + REACH have PREP. beyond (sb/sth's) The latch was just beyond her reach. | in/within sb/sth's ~ a holiday town within reach of Marseilles | out of sb/sth's ~ Keep all medicines out of reach of children. PHRASES within arm's reach I always keep my mobile phone within arm's reach. | within easy reach (of sth) The house is within easy reach of the shops., verb arrive at a place/condition ADV. eventually, finally VERB + REACH attempt to, try to | be expected to, be likely/unlikely to, expect to Profits are expected to reach £2 billion this year. | be able to | be unable to, fail to The jury was unable to reach a verdict. stretch out your arm to touch/get sth ADV. gingerly | out, over He reached out gingerly to touch it. PREP. for She reached for the telephone and picked it up. | into He reached into his bag and took out a book. be able to touch sth ADV. easily She had arranged her desk so that she could reach everything easily. VERB + REACH can/could I can't reach the top shelf.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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reach out to sb
1. to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them
• The new mayor is reaching out to the local community to involve them in his plans for the city., reach out to sb
2. to offer help and support to someone
• She set up her charity to reach out to the thousands of homeless on the streets.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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reach
nouns
reach a point/stage
• I’ve reached the point in my life where I need a new challenge.
reach a level
• He eventually reached the level of Senior Instructor.
reach an age
• The payments will be made until the child reaches college age.
reach the end
• Some of these power stations are reaching the end of their useful life.
reach maturity
(= be fully grown or developed )
• It takes ten years for these fish to reach maturity.
reach your peak
(= be the best or most successful that you will ever be )
• Most players don’t reach their peak until their late twenties.
reach 2
nouns
reach a decision
• I hope that they reach a decision soon.
reach a conclusion
• We reached the conclusion that the man had been murdered.
reach a verdict
• The jury failed to reach a verdict.
reach an agreement/compromise/settlement
(= decide on an arrangement that is acceptable to both groups )
• Substantial progress was made toward reaching an agreement.
reach agreement/consensus
(= agree about something )
• The experts seem unable to reach consensus on this point.
transnet.ir
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Phrase(s): reach someone
1. Lit. to travel up to or as far as someone. • I ran until I reached her just in time to save her from going over the cliff. 2. Fig. to manage to be understood by someone; to have one’s message appreciated by someone. • If we could only reach them with our message, we might be able to convince them to stay in school.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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noun
extend arm to:
Can you reach the top shelf?
noun
achieve:
We will reach our goals soon.
noun
grasp:
Success is within our reach.
Simple Definitions