stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something

he reached over and turned off his bedside light

she reached forward and yanked the curtains back

arrive at; get as far as

‘Goodbye,’ she said as they reached the door

the show is due to reach our screens early next year

sail with the wind blowing from the side of the ship

‘Brighteyes’ was followed round the Goldstone by ‘Patriot’, while ‘Patriot’ white-sail reached

an act of reaching out with one's arm

she made a reach for him

the extent or range of something's application, effect, or influence

he told a story to illustrate the reach of his fame

an exaggeration, overstatement, or unwarranted conclusion

that's just one theory, and possibly a bit of a reach

a continuous extent of water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks

the upper reaches of the Nile

a distance traversed in reaching

he could sail a clear reach for Key Canaka