Word

reach, v.
(reached, reaches, reaching)
freq. cnt. 234

reach a destination, either real or abstract
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 103 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

arrive at attain gain hit make reach

sample sentences

"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 frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the hill

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainment

semantic pointers

hyponym

catch up scale, surmount get at, access bottom out peak, top out summit, breast top make find culminate get through, come through ground, run aground

entailment

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

make

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 6

attain hit reach

sample sentences

"The thermometer hit 100 degrees"
"This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainment

semantic pointers

hypernym

come, get, arrive

hyponym

max out break even

move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 4

reach reach out

sample sentences

"Government reaches out to the people"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reaching reach

also see

reach out

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

be in or establish communication with
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 10

contact get hold of get through reach

sample sentences

"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contact contact

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

hyponym

ping ping raise

to gain with effort
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 147 freq. cnt.: 100 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13

accomplish achieve attain reach

sample sentences

"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

achievable achievement achiever

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainable attainment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accomplishment

semantic pointers

hyponym

score make, reach, get to, progress to begin come to, strike culminate compass average manage, wangle, finagle

hypernym

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

to extend as far as
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

extend to reach touch

sample sentences

"The sunlight reached the wall"
"Can he reach?"
"The chair must not touch the wall"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reach

also see

reach out reach into

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

touch

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

reach into

reach a goal
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

get to make progress to reach

sample sentences

"make the first team"
"We made it!"
"She may not make the grade"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reaching

semantic pointers

hypernym

achieve, reach, attain, accomplish

place into the hands or custody of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

give hand pass pass on reach turn over

sample sentences

"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the parcel to their parents
They %s them the parcel