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Results for: "reach"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

reach — to stretch out and touch or get
→ ná
reach — to extend, to thrust out
→ ná

More translations:

reach
→ komast til, *á, *að
reach
→ teygjast, *ná í, *til
reach
→ ná í, teygja sig (eftir)
reach
→ ná sambandi við
reach
→ ná
reach
→ þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar
reach
→ seilingarfjarlægð
reach
→ beinn kafli fljóts

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (4)

1. the limits within which something can be effective;
- Example: "range of motion"
- Example: "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
[syn: range, reach]

2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
- Example: "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"
- Example: "the ambit of municipal legislation"
- Example: "within the compass of this article"
- Example: "within the scope of an investigation"
- Example: "outside the reach of the law"
- Example: "in the political orbit of a world power"
[syn: scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit]

3. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out;
[syn: reach, reaching, stretch]

4. the limit of capability;
- Example: "within the compass of education"
[syn: compass, range, reach, grasp]


VERB (9)

1. reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- Example: "We hit Detroit by noon"
- Example: "The water reached the doorstep"
- Example: "We barely made it to the finish line"
- Example: "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
[syn: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain]

2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
- Example: "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"
- Example: "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
[syn: reach, hit, attain]

3. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense;
- Example: "Government reaches out to the people"
[syn: reach, reach out]

4. be in or establish communication with;
- Example: "Our advertisements reach millions"
- Example: "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
[syn: reach, get through, get hold of, contact]

5. to gain with effort;
- Example: "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
[syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach]

6. to extend as far as;
- Example: "The sunlight reached the wall"
- Example: "Can he reach?"
- Example: "The chair must not touch the wall"
[syn: reach, extend to, touch]

7. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team";
- Example: "We made it!"
- Example: "She may not make the grade"
[syn: reach, make, get to, progress to]

8. place into the hands or custody of;
- Example: "hand me the spoon, please"
- Example: "Turn the files over to me, please"
- Example: "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
[syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give]

9. to exert much effort or energy;
- Example: "straining our ears to hear"
[syn: strive, reach, strain]