reach

reach a destination, either real or abstract

• “We hit Detroit by noon”
• “The water reached the doorstep”
• “We barely made it to the finish line”
• “I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• “The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
• “This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour”

move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• “Government reaches out to the people”

be in or establish communication with

• “Our advertisements reach millions”
• “He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”

to gain with effort

• “she achieved her goal despite setbacks”

to extend as far as

• “The sunlight reached the wall”
• “Can he reach?”
• “The chair must not touch the wall”

reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"

• “We made it!”
• “She may not make the grade”

place into the hands or custody of

• “hand me the spoon, please”
• “Turn the files over to me, please”
• “He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers”

to exert much effort or energy

• “straining our ears to hear”

the limits within which something can be effective

• “range of motion”
• “he was beyond the reach of their fire”

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

• “the ambit of municipal legislation”
• “within the compass of this article”
• “within the scope of an investigation”
• “outside the reach of the law”
• “in the political orbit of a world power”

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

the limit of capability

• “within the compass of education”