Words / A2

REECH/riːtʃ/

To reach is to arrive at a place: reach the station, reach home, reach the top. Arrive is close, but you arrive at/in a place; you reach a place with no extra preposition. Reach also means stretch your arm: reach for the book, I cannot reach the shelf. Do not say “reach to London” — say reach London or arrive in London.

Meaning

To arrive at a place, or to stretch out your arm to touch something.

Examples

• “We reached the station just in time.”
• “We reached the hotel after dark.”
• “Can you reach the jar on the top shelf?”

Good to know

reach + place (no at/in). arrive at / in + place. Stretch: reach for + object.

Near in meaning

arrive

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