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reaching

reac·hing

UK/ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ US/ˈritʃɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

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Origin

From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing.

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