to reach into
63
2.7
- phrasal verb
- /riːtʃ ˈɪntuː/
:
meter la mano en (físico)
- She had to reach into the tight space behind the cabinet to retrieve the toy.
- reach into a pocket
- networks reach into communities
I just reached into a box of free samples outside a chicken restaurant.
- I just reached into a box of free samples outside a chicken restaurant.
- But you think first theory will reach into that place and then experiment will perhaps one day catch up.
- And then she reaches into a drawer and pulls out this card with an envelope and a red ink pen.
- So you take a look at the spokes of that wheel that reach into various corporate, foundation and individual communities.
- The ability for people to reach into their own minds and turn down their own pain and suffering at will.
- So whether it's years and years of history or God reaching into my head and, you know, monkeying around with stuff in there right now, it doesn't matter.
- But what we do is this, you and I, in our minds, we reach into that field of possibilities because we visualize what it is we choose to have.
- Causes a really strong We're reaching into the box.
- Goes into the bucket, cool seat, cool seat, turns into the, reaches into the bucket and pulls out a fucking gun.
- I feel like honestly, I could reach into my own butt and, and, and find something new.
Examples
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Now reach into your pocket and grab your wallet and put some more money in that basket!
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Can you all please reach into your pockets and take out your mobile phone?
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You have to sort of reach into that dark place and pull something back out.
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The further I reached into the past, the less of it added up.
Academic text (2008) -
Will, if you could reach into my back right pocket, please.
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I just reached into a box of free samples outside a chicken restaurant.
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The ability for people to reach into their own minds and turn down their own pain and suffering at will.
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Annie, could you reach into my bag and take out the bottle that's in there?
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MEMS development is including more and more diverse disciplines as it reaches into new applications.
Academic text (2003) -
Coast clear, he reaches into a plastic grocery bag and pulls out a white cardboard box.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
175
4.1
Move through something with effort, for example thick curtains or a jungle
17
6.0
To enter a new place to try to take something or reach a goal
Antonyms
How Far
175
4.1
∞
1.0
63
2.7
23
4.6
∞
1.0
4
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to extend or stretch into a space' is directly and compositionally derived from 'reach' (to extend a limb or body) plus 'into' (movement inside). This verb + preposition pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Reach into makes you imagine putting your arm or hand inside something — you reach your hand into a box, a bag, or the soil to get or touch something. That's why it means 'to stretch or go into' a space or thing.