reach

Definition

To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

Etymology

From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”).

Example Sentences

• "He reached for a weapon that was on the table."
• "He reached for his shoe with his legs."
• "to reach someone a book"