Definitions for reaching
reach·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reach, reaching, stretch(noun)

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

2. arrival, reaching(noun)

   accomplishment of an objective

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1. reaching(Noun)

   Sailing on a reach.

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1. Reaching

   of Reach

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1. Reaching

   Reaching is the third and last studio album by the American Christian duo LaRue formed by the siblings Natalie LaRue and Phillip LaRue, released on October 8, 2002 on CD.

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1. reaching

   Sometimes used for standing off and on: a vessel is also said to be on a reach, when she is sailing by the wind upon any tack. A vessel also reaches ahead of her adversary.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reaching' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3285

Anagrams for reaching »

1. in charge

How to pronounce reaching?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say reaching in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reaching in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reaching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of reaching in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   The reason we did it is because they're reaching viewers who don't want to be put in some particular camp, on the other hand, when you talk to them very specifically about college costs or about health care or about any of the other things that touch on their individual lives, it turns out that you can probably build a pretty good consensus.

2. Luigi Guarino:

   There is no silver bullet to reaching the goal (of eliminating hunger), but even if we get 80 percent there, it's well worth it.

3. Victoria Sharp:

   I'm saying that the video does not show that he's reaching for something.

4. James C Colvin:

   Any music comes from the inner mind and soul, reaching out to the unknown.

5. Leah Whitson:

   I don't believe in the afterlife, but I want to believe you can hear me. I know I can hear you. ... Your voice is only amplified in your death. A roar to your real life whisper reaching millions more than you might have ever dreamed of reaching. Two million Twitter followers ? Ha ! That's nothing to the audience you have commanded and raised up today.

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