Emily Dickinson Lexicon

reach (-ed, -es, -ing), v. [OE ræcan.] (webplay: alterations, blame, breathe, come, distance, drawing, earth, fact, hand, heaven, human, infinity, labor, line, mind, port, price, river, seaman, take, touch).

1. Approach; come near (to); arrive (at); come (to); make it as far as.
2. Attain; accomplish; achieve; gain; obtain.
3. Touch; hold; grasp; clutch; seize; make physical contact with; extend the arm and hand far enough to take hold of.
4. Stretch; extend the arm and hand in attempt to obtain.
5. Extend; spread; range.