Noun

• S: (n) reach, reaching, stretch (the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)
• S: (n) arrival, reaching (accomplishment of an objective)

Verb

• S: (v) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain (reach a destination, either real or abstract) "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"
• S: (v) reach, hit, attain (reach a point in time, or a certain state or level) "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
• S: (v) reach, reach out (move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense) "Government reaches out to the people"
• S: (v) reach, get through, get hold of, contact (be in or establish communication with) "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
• S: (v) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach (to gain with effort) "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
• S: (v) reach, extend to, touch (to extend as far as) "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?"; "The chair must not touch the wall"
• S: (v) reach, make, get to, progress to (reach a goal) "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
• S: (v) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give (place into the hands or custody of) "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
• S: (v) strive, reach, strain (to exert much effort or energy) "straining our ears to hear"