We must prevent the fire from reaching the gunpowder at any cost.
Source: tatoeba (24911)
Reaching
/ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Synonyms for "reaching" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (18)
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
20 entriesaccomplishmentachievementactionadvancementdescriptive adjectivedescriptordomainexpansionextentgrowthincreasemodifiermotilitymotionmotion descriptormove
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More specific
25 entriesagreementall time higharm extensionconclusionconsensusdecisiondegree attainmentextendable armfinger extensionglobal reachgoal attainmentgrasp attempthand extensionhand reachlong reachmarket reach
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Collocations
16 entriesarm extensiondistance reachedglobal reachhand extensionhand reachmaximum reachrange of reachreach a goalreach distancereaching armreaching capacityreaching conclusionsreaching consensusreaching distancereaching targetswithin reach
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
7 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It left at two, reaching Rome at four.
Source: tatoeba (42859)
The car ran out of gas before reaching the city.
Source: tatoeba (46816)
After six hours' climbing, we finally succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain.
Source: tatoeba (72412)
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