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noun
The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
present participle and gerund of reach
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
accomplishment of an objective
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arrival
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Broader terms: accomplishment, achievement
Narrower terms: attainment, advent, coming
noun
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reach, stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility
Narrower terms: outreach
History
From Middle English rechynge, recchinge, from Old English rǣċing (“reaching, extending”), equivalent to reach + -ing.
From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing.
Across languages
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