reached
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
An inflected form of reach · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 469 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 43,749 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.021% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- reach a destination, either real or abstract also: make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain We hit Detroit by noonThe water reached the doorstep
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level also: hit, attain The thermometer hit 100 degreesThis car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
- move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense also: reach out Government reaches out to the people
- be in or establish communication with also: get through, get hold of, contact Our advertisements reach millionsHe never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
- to gain with effort also: achieve, accomplish, attain she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- to extend as far as also: extend to, touch The sunlight reached the wallCan he reach?
reached in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I reached in and pulled it out.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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By the time they reached the river, however, they were thoroughly exhausted.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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From Gibraltar, running along the coasts of Spain and France, Marseilles will be reached in three days.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Yet the cobwebs grew; there was an element not reached by, resentful of, the atmosphere of Johnny's friendliness--"Terence O'Hara's gang."
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1