reach

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. touch, attain, gain, get to, arrive at, pass, influence; stretch, extend; strive; hand over, deliver. See distance, transportation. — n. stretch, span, range, expanse, distance, scope. See arrival.

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(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. compass, range, scope, grasp, ken, influence, extent, limit, stretch, extension, orbit, horizon, gamut; see also ability 1 , expanse , extent .

See Synonym Study at range . v.

1. [To extend to]

Syn. touch, span, encompass, pass along, continue to, get to, go to, roll on, go on, stretch, go as far as, attain, equal, approach, lead, stand, terminate, end, overtake, join, come up to, penetrate to, spread, sweep; see also spread 3 .

2. [To extend a part of the body to]

Syn. stretch, lunge, strain, move, reach out, feel for, come at, make contact with, shake hands, throw out a limb, make for, put out, touch, strike, seize, grasp; see also stretch 1 .

3. [To arrive]

Syn. get to, get as far as, come to, enter; see arrive 1 .

4. [To give an object to another]

Syn. hand over, relinquish, give over, give away, carry to, turn over, transfer; see also give 1 .

5. [To communicate with]

Syn. contact, get in touch with, get through to, make an impression on; see communicate 2 , influence .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

distance, extent, range, grasp, span, stretch, sweep, compass, play.

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v.

1. arrive at come to, enter, *hit town, get in, get to, land.

2. extend the hand thrust out, stretch out, outstretch, strain.

3. touch grasp, get hold of, clutch, grab, seize, make contact, secure.

4. amountto extend, attain, arrive at.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To extend, especially an appendage: outstretch, stretch (out). See REACH. 2. To succeed in doing: accomplish, achieve, attain, gain, realize. Slang: score. See DO. 3. To succeed in communicating with: contact, get. Idioms: catch up with, get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to. See REACH. 4. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance: carry, extend, go, lead, run, stretch. See REACH. 5. To come to a particular place: arrive, check in, get in, pull in, show up, turn up. Slang: blow in. Idiom: make (or put in) an appearance. See START. 6. To come to in number or quantity: aggregate, amount, number, run into, total. Idiom: add up to. See INCREASE. II noun 1. The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree: extent, length, span, stretch. See BIG. 2. The ability or power to seize or attain: capacity, compass, grasp, range, scope. See ABILITY. 3. The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision: horizon, ken, purview, range, scope. See ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 4. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has power: ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See TERRITORY. 5. A wide and open area: distance, expanse, expansion, extent, space, spread, stretch, sweep. See PLACE.