Tra từ reach - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

reach (rēch)v. reached, reach·ing, reach·esv. tr.
1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend:
reached out an arm.
2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending:
can't reach the shelf.
3. To arrive at; attain:
reached a conclusion; reached their destination.
4.
a. To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with:
They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.
b. To succeed in having an effect on:
No one seems able to reach her anymore.
5.
a. To extend as far as:
The property reaches the shore.
b. To project as far as:
A distant cry reached our ears.
c. To travel as far as:
a long fly ball that reached the stadium's wall.
6. To aggregate or amount to:
Sales reached the millions.
7. Informal. To grasp and hand over to another:
Reach me the sugar.v. intr.
1. To thrust out or extend something.
2. To try to grasp or touch something:
reached for a book.
3.
a. To have extension in space or time:
a coat that reaches to the knee; a career that reached over several decades.
b. To be extensive in influence or effect.
4. To make an excessive effort, as in drawing a conclusion or making a joke; overreach.
5. Nautical. To sail with the wind abeam.n.
1. The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out.
2. The extent or distance something can reach.
3.
a. Range of understanding; comprehension:
a subject beyond my reach.
b. Range or scope of influence or effect.
4. An expanse:
a reach of prairie; the lower reaches of the food chain.
5. A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.
6. Nautical. The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.
7. The stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel. [Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣcan. See reig- in Indo-European Roots.] reachʹa·ble adj.reachʹer n.
Synonyms: reach, achieve, attain, gain¹, compass
These verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or objective. Reach is the least specific: reached home before dark; reach an understanding. Achieve suggests the application of skill or initiative: achieved national recognition. Attain implies the impelling force of ambition, principle, or ideals: trying to attain self-confidence. Gain connotes considerable effort in surmounting obstacles: gained the workers' trust. Compass implies succeeding by circumventing impediments: will compass the task. See also synonyms at range