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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 379
reach
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Meanings
verb
- 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
noun
- 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
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