Betekenis van reach In het Nederlands

• 0 to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling:

  • We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock.

  • They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing.

  • News of his accident had only just reached us.

  • She reached the conclusion that there was no more she could do.

  • We'll inform you when a decision has been reached.

  • The jury took four days to reach a verdict.

• 1 to get to a particular level, especially a high one:

  • The temperature is expected to reach 30°C today.

  • He's just reached the grand old age of 95.

  • I've reached the point where I'm not going to put up with her criticisms of me any more.

• 2 to stretch out your arm in order to get or touch something:

  • She's grown so tall that she can reach the door handle now.

  • He reached for the phone and knocked over a glass.

  • The child reached down/out/over and picked up the kitten.

  • He reached his hand out for the money.

  • [ + two objects ] UK Can you reach me (down) that book?

  • The ladder won't quite reach the top of the wall.

  • She was wearing a dress that reached (to) her ankles.

• 3 to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email:

  • I've been trying to reach you on the phone all day.

  • He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him.

• 4 Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and touch something:

  • I like to keep a notebook and pencil within (arm's) reach.

  • The top shelf is within/out of (his) reach.

  • Make sure that you keep all dangerous substances out of the reach of the children.

  • We live within (easy) reach of the station.

  • You've got quite a long reach - can you get that box down from the top shelf for me?

  • He made a sudden reach for his gun.

• 5 the limit within which someone can achieve something:

  • An expensive trip like that would be completely beyond/out of (my) reach (= I would not have enough money to pay for it).

  • After years of saving, the car was at last within (her) reach (= she had enough money to pay for it).

• 6 a part of a river or part of an area of land:

  • The expedition set out for the upper reaches of the Amazon.

  • There was little snow on the lower reaches of the ski run.

  • We know very little about the farthest/outermost reaches of the universe.

  • The news has shocked the upper reaches of the government.

• 7 to arrive somewhere:

  • The storm continues to move west and is expected to reach the east coast of Florida tomorrow.

• 8 to become higher or greater so as to equal a particular level:

  • The temperature is expected to reach 90° today.

  • The government fears unemployment will reach 10%.

  • We hope to reach agreement soon on the new trade policy.

  • They reached the conclusion that nothing further could be done.

• 9 to stretch out your arm to its full length in order to take or touch something:

  • [ T ] Our little girl isn’t tall enough to reach the light switches.

  • [ I always + adv/prep ] The receptionist reached for the phone.

  • [ I always + adv/prep ] She reached across the table and took his hand.

  • [ T ] The ladder won’t quite reach the roof.

• 10 to communicate with someone in another place, usually by telephone:

  • I’ve been trying to reach you all afternoon, but your phone was busy.

• 11 the distance to which you can put out your arm and touch something:

  • All medicines should be kept out of the reach of children.

• 12 to get to a particular high or higher level:

  • Profits are expected to reach $11.2 billion in the hotel industry next year.

  • reach a record/an all-time high Stocks reached a record 10-month high.

• 13 to succeed in advertising or selling a product or service to a particular group of people:

  • The internet is a major tool for reaching new customers.

• 14 to achieve something after careful thought or discussion:

  • reach a conclusion/decision

  • reach a compromise/deal

• 15 to make an agreement after careful thought or discussion:

  • The company is understood to have reached an agreement with its principal backers.

  • The four leaders reached agreement on an $820 million state construction program.

• 16 to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email:

  • He's out of the office right now, but I'll try and reach him on his cellphone.

  • If you can't get through on the phone, you can always reach us by email.

• 17 the number of people that a company is able to advertise or sell a product or service to:

  • a broad/global/international reach

  • advertising/business/market reach

  • The company's reach has expanded from 170 million users last year to more than 500 million this year.

  • expand/extend/increase your reach The merger will double the size of the company and extend its reach into larger markets in six additional states.

• 18 the highest or lowest levels of an organization or system:

  • the higher/lower/upper reaches of sth Many shares on the lower reaches of the stock market have enjoyed a buoyant run.

• 19 that someone is not able to get or buy:

  • Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low-income working people.

• 20 that someone is able to get or buy:

  • She felt that the job she had always wanted was finally within reach.

  • A high percentage of these homes are within financial reach of moderate-income families.