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reaching

1.0

Stretching out a hand or arm toward something

noun
/ˈriːtʃɪŋ/

: alcanzar

She demonstrated her reaching skills by easily grabbing the book from across the table.

Examples

After weeks of practice, his reaching for the top shelf became effortless.
The child's reaching for the cookie jar showed her determination to have a treat.
Miss Katriona, congratulations on reaching this level on your challenge.
What about the reaching towards the stateless version?
Disillusionment turns into panic, reaching its climax in a financial crisis.

Synonyms

reach

vsreaching

81 1.0

The act of stretching out an arm to touch something

is about extending toward something without necessarily touching it

stretch

vsreaching

46 1.3

An act of reaching with a body part or moving to become more flexible

refers specifically to extending an arm or hand toward something

stretching

vsreaching

1.6

To pull muscles gently to make them longer and more flexible

involves extending the arm toward something rather than muscle exercise

Idioms

Reaching Canossa

Literature

9.9

To ask for forgiveness in a public and often embarrassing way

How Far

touching

2.5

straining

3 4.2

reaching

1.0

stretching

1.6

Surface Forms

reaching singular

reachings plural

Morphology

reaching = reach (transparent) = reach + ing

Regular gerund/nominalization from the verb 'reach' with the literal sense 'stretching out', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Reaching comes from the same root as reach, which originally meant 'to stretch out the hand'. So the reaching of an object is the simple, physical act of stretching your arm or hand toward it.