reached
Because it is a word with a single syllable, reached is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofreached
- To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
Example: "He reached for a weapon that was on the table."
- To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
Example: "to reach one a book"
- To stretch out the hand.
- To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
Example: "The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes."
- To strike or touch with a missile.
Example: "His bullet reached its intended target."
- Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
- To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
Example: "When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest."
- To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
Example: "After three years, he reached the position of manager."
- To make contact with.
Synonyms: contact, "get hold of", "get in touch"
Example: "I tried to reach you all day."
- To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
Example: "What will it take for me to reach him?"
- To arrive at a particular destination.
- To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.
Example: "You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25."
- To understand; to comprehend.
- To overreach; to deceive.
- To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
Example: "Reach for the stars!"
- To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
- To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
- To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.
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