Definitions for reaching
reach·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reach, reaching, stretchnoun

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

2. arrival, reachingnoun

   accomplishment of an objective

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reachingnoun

   Sailing on a reach.

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1. reaching

   Reaching refers to the act of stretching out an arm or a hand towards something in order to touch or grasp it. It can also mean arriving at a particular destination, conclusion, or achieving a certain objective, often after significant effort. Additionally, it can denote the extent or level of something.

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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.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Motion

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Earl Warren:

   I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty. I was a bit upset about reaching that milestone, but an older friend consoled me. 'Don't complain about growing old - many, many people do not have that privilege.'

2. Jyoti Sharma:

   It's not unending. You can not do this forever, we are reaching the end game.

3. Kyrylo Shevchenko:

   The mission’s work continues...Based on the results of this week it will be clearer what agreements we are reaching.

4. Booker T. Washington:

   I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living.

5. Lue Elizondo:

   The level of interest is reaching a critical mass, i think [government officials realize that] it would be like putting the cat back in the bag or like putting toothpaste back in the tube. Now that the government has acknowledged the reality of unexplained aerial phenomenon … it’s going to be real hard to backtrack.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reaching
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reaching
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaching
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reaching
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=reaching