REACH
What does "REACH" mean?
To stretch out or extend so as to touch, grasp, or arrive at something.
Meanings
- To stretch out a hand or limb toward something. She reached for the book on the top shelf.
- To arrive at or get as far as a place or point. We finally reached the summit just before sunset.
- To make contact with or get a message to someone. You can reach me on my cell after five.
- The distance over which a person or thing can extend or have effect. The fruit hung just beyond his reach.
- The number of people exposed to a message or broadcast. The campaign tripled the brand's reach on social media. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'ræcan' (to stretch out, extend the hand), of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'reiken' and German 'reichen'.
Remember it
REACH starts like 'reach' for the stars and ends in CH - the sound of the stretch as you strain to grasp.
A little poem
The fingertips fall short by half an inch-
the whole self leans into that small gap
and the world, just barely, gives.
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Wordplay
- My ambition and my arm have the same problem: both keep trying to reach things just past their grasp.
What it teaches
Growth lives in the gap: what you can already touch never taught you anything new.
Quick facts
What does REACH mean?
To stretch out or extend so as to touch, grasp, or arrive at something.
Is REACH a valid word?
Yes — REACH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REACH?
REACH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does REACH come from?
From Old English 'ræcan' (to stretch out, extend the hand), of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'reiken' and German 'reichen'.
What can REACH teach us?
Growth lives in the gap: what you can already touch never taught you anything new.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.