DICTOMETER

REACHED

1. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Make
   • Attain
   • Hit
   • Arrive at
   • Gain
   Definitions:
   • reach a destination, either real or abstract
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Hit
   • Attain
   Definitions:
   • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
   Examples:
   • The thermometer hit 100 degrees
   • This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Reach out
   Definitions:
   • move forward or upward in order to touch
   • also in a metaphorical sense
   Examples:
   • Government reaches out to the people
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Get through
   • Get hold of
   • Contact
   Definitions:
   • be in or establish communication with
   Examples:
   • Our advertisements reach millions
   • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Achieve
   • Accomplish
   • Attain
   • Reach
   Definitions:
   • to gain with effort
   Examples:
   • She achieved her goal despite setbacks
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Extend to
   • Touch
   Definitions:
   • to extend as far as
   Examples:
   • The sunlight reached the wall
   • Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Reach
   • Make
   • Get to
   • Progress to
   Definitions:
   • reach a goal, e.g.,
   Examples:
   • Make the first team
   • We made it!
   • She may not make the grade
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Pass
   • Hand
   • Reach
   • Pass on
   • Turn over
   • Give
   Definitions:
   • place into the hands or custody of
   Examples:
   • Hand me the spoon, please
   • Turn the files over to me, please
   • He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Strive
   • Reach
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • to exert much effort or energy
   Examples:
   • Straining our ears to hear