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reach

reach

22 4.3
The number of different people who see a post or ad
  • noun
  • /riːtʃ/
  • Texting
translation icon : alcance
  • From its inception, the Grand Egyptian Museum project has vied for global reach and connections.
  • global reach

LinkedIn organic reach on content is very high.

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Examples

  • Day-to-day conversations chip away at the perception that this goal remains out of reach for some.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Finally, the present study examined only the reach of crisis counseling, not its quality or outcomes.

    Academic text (2010)
  • What is the best way to have a message on health reach people like you?

    Academic text (2003)
  • We then examined project records in terms of the reach of services.

    Academic text (2010)
  • YouTube has so much reach that even super old videos.

  • Overall, these data allow you to assess the reach and the scale of your hybrid practice.

    Academic text (2015)
  • LinkedIn organic reach on content is very high.

  • TV spots, pretty campaigns, their reach is negligible.

  • The marketing team reported that their latest campaign had a social reach of over 1 million users.

  • This app is designed to maximize the reach of advertisers across social media platforms.

Idioms

38 4.0

Too far or too expensive for most people to get

20 2.8

Close enough to get by hand or to achieve with little effort

4 4.9

To try to achieve very big goals

3 7.1

To try to do very big or difficult things to get what you want

Come to a situation where neither side can move forward or win

8.2

To fall to the lowest point in a situation, for example in money or confidence

To accept that you were wrong and ask for forgiveness after being proud

Compounds

reach-around
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A secret unfair action to get help or advantage

How Many

audience
1.1
reach
  • Texting
22 4.3
impression
  • Jargon
12 4.2

Surface Forms

reach singular
reaches plural

Etymology

Reach comes from an old English verb ræcan meaning 'to stretch out' or 'get to', and in media it became a way to say how far a message goes. So a campaign's reach is how many people the message 'gets to'.