[riːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something
(e.g: he reached over and turned off his bedside light)

- arrive at; get as far as
(e.g: ‘Goodbye,’ she said as they reached the door)

- sail with the wind blowing from the side of the ship
(e.g: ‘Brighteyes’ was followed round the Goldstone by ‘Patriot’, while ‘Patriot’ white-sail reached)


Phrases:
- out of reach
- within reach

Origin:
Old English rǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen

[riːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of reaching out with one's arm
(e.g: she made a reach for him)

- the extent or range of something's application, effect, or influence
(e.g: he told a story to illustrate the reach of his fame)

- a continuous extent of water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks
(e.g: the upper reaches of the Nile)

- a distance traversed in reaching
(e.g: he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka)


Phrases:
- out of reach
- within reach

Origin:
Old English rǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen