reach (v.) Copy link Outline A. Intrans.1. pertĭneo, ui, 2 (the Belgae) r. to the lower part of the Rhine, pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni, Caes. B. G. 1, 1 the wind-pipe r.ing to the lungs, aspera arteria ad pulmonem usque ... pertinens, Plin. 11, 37, 662. attĭneo, 2 (less freq. in this sense)3. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (to border on)4. tendo, tĕtendi, tentum and sum, 3 (esp. in a straight course)5. porrĭgor, rectus, 3 (to stretch out and extend)6. păteo, 2B. Trans.I. To touch by reaching; to come to1. attingo, 32. contingo, 3 (usu. to gain some good)3. ădĭpiscor, ădeptus, 3 (to attain to)4. apprŏpinquo, 15. căpio, cēpi, captum, 36. tango, tĕtĭgi, tactum, 37. poet. tĕneo, 2 (to have reached)8. poet.II. To come to, fig. of reports1. pervĕnio, 42. accēdo, ssi, ssum, 33. accĭdo, di, 3III. To reach out, in order to give or take, porrĭgo, rexi, ctum, 3 • reach (v.): A. Intrans.: To extend: 1. pertĭneo, ui, 2 (the Belgae) r. to the lower part of the Rhine, pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni, Caes. B. G. 1, 1 the wind-pipe r.ing to the lungs, aspera arteria ad pulmonem usque ... pertinens, Plin. 11, 37, 66: cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136: (Arabia) r.s to the Red Sea, ad rubrum mare p., Mela, 1, 10. 2. attĭneo, 2 (less freq. in this sense): (the Scythians) r. to the Don, ad Tanaim attinent, Curt. 6, 2, 13. 3. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (to border on): where Africa r.s to the river (Nile), qua Africa ad fluvium a., Mela, 1, 4: the best authors use no prep.: (the Ubii) r. to the Rhine, Rhenum attingunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 3. 4. tendo, tĕtendi, tentum and sum, 3 (esp. in a straight course): the gullet r.s to the stomach, haec (gula) t. ad stomachum, Plin. 11, 37, 66. 5. porrĭgor, rectus, 3 (to stretch out and extend): the Germans r. to the Sarmatians, Germani ad Sarmatas p., Mela, 1, 3 (Rhodope), r.ing to the midst of the polar region, medium porrecta sub axem, Virg. G. 3, 351. 6. păteo, 2: v. to extend. Phr.: as far as our understanding r.s, quod ad nostram intelligentiam cadit, Cic. Off. 3, 4, 17: beyond where the uneducated can r., ab imperitorum intelligentia disjunctum, Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 12: let your sowing-time r. even to the frosts, ad medias sementem extende pruinas, Virg. G. 1, 230: as far as the eye can r., quo longissime conspectum oculi ferunt, Liv. 1, 18: wherever the eye can r., qua notes oculis, Ov. Fast. 2, 378: he surveys the sea as far as the eye can r., prospectum late pelago petit, Virg. Aen. 1, 181. B. Trans.: I. To touch by reaching; to come to: 1. attingo, 3: too high for (the horse) to r. the ground with his feet, altius quam ut terram posset attingere, Nep. Eum. 5: when first you r.'d Asia, ut primum Asiam attigisti, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 8. 2. contingo, 3 (usu. to gain some good): to r. the branches from the ground, a terra contingere ramos, Virg. E. 8, 40: so that they might r. the enemy from so great a height, ut ex tanta altitudine c. hostem possent, Liv. 38, 40. 3. ădĭpiscor, ădeptus, 3 (to attain to): (old age) which all desire to r., quam ut adipiscantur, omnes optant, Cic. Sen. 2, 4: v. to obtain, attain. (The simple verb, apiscor, is rare: it occurs Cic. Att. 8, 14, maris apiscendi causa. for the sake of r.g the sea.) 4. apprŏpinquo, 1: v. to approach. 5. căpio, cēpi, captum, 3: (esp. used of reaching a harbour or other place by sea): they could not r. the island, insulam c. non potuerunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 26, extr.: the Veientian war did not r. its conclusion, non ante cepit finem, Liv. 5, 51. Similarly, căpesso, īvi, ītum, 3 (to endeavour to r., make for): the lots bade us endeavour to r. Italy, Italiam ... jussere capessere sortes, Virg. Aen. 4, 346: let us (endeavour to) r. Melita, Melitam capessamus. Cic. Att. 10, 9. 6. tango, tĕtĭgi, tactum, 3: (Verres), as soon as he r.'d his province, simul ac provinciam tetigit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, 27. let him r. the farthest limit of the world, quicunque mundi terminus obstitit, hunc tangat armis, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 54. 7. poet. tĕneo, 2 (to have reached): he has r.'d the harbour, portum tenet, Virg. Aen. 1, 400: I had r.'d a place of safety, tuta tenebam, ib. 6, 358. 8. poet.: pŏtior, 4 (with abl.): the Trojans r. the strand, potiuntur arena, Virg. Aen. 1, 172. (the horse), having r.'d the plain, campo potitus, id. 11, 493. Special terms are to r. by swimming or sailing, adnare, Virg. Aen. 1, 538 (vestris adnavimus oris); by climbing, evadere, escendere (v. to mount, climb) they r. the top of the walls, in muros evadunt, Liv. 4, 34. II. To come to, fig. of reports: 1. pervĕnio, 4: the matter r.'d his ears, pervenit res ad illius aures, Cic. Verr. 4, 28, 64. without prep. (poet.) verba refers aures non pervenientia nostras, Ov. M. 3, 462. 2. accēdo, ssi, ssum, 3: the rumour r.'d my ears, sermo accessit ad aures meas, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 32. 3. accĭdo, di, 3: when this r.'d the king's ears, quod ubi ad aures accidit regis, Liv. 8, 24. Phr.: the circumstance r.s his ears, res ad eum defertur, Cic. Verr. 5, 62, 160 (a phr. implying some crime or charge reported: that r.'d the ears of Caesar, gnarum id Caesari (sc. factum est), Tac. A. 1, 5. III. To reach out, in order to give or take, porrĭgo, rexi, ctum, 3: to r. out the hand, manum p. Sen. V. B. 3: v. to stretch out.
reach (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A space2. spătiumII. Capacity, or scope of mind or body, captus, ūsIII. The r. of a weapon1. jactus, ūs2. ictus, ūs • reach (subs.): I. A space: perh. tractus, ūs: cf. flammarum tractus, Virg. G. 1, 367: the water foams over a long r., longo t. aestuat unda, Lucan 5, 565: or, 2. spătium: v. space. II. Capacity, or scope of mind or body, captus, ūs: v. capacity. III. The r. of a weapon: 1. jactus, ūs: within r., intra j. teli, Virg. Aen. 11, 688: out of r. of shot, extra teli j., Curt. 3, 10, 1. 2. ictus, ūs: placed within our r., ictu nostro positum, Sen. Ben. 2, 29, 4: also, sub ictu, id. Ep. 72, 12: out of r., extra ictum, ib. 7, 7. Phr.: within r. of the spear, contiguum hastae (poet.), Virg. Aen. 10, 457: within your own r., penes te, Ulp. Dig. 50, 16, 63: beyond r. of, extra--of blame, extra culpam, Cic. Verr. 5, 51, 134; of fortune, extra fortunam, Mart. 5, 43: of comprehension and appreciation, extra intellectum atque aestimationem, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: the enemy were within r. of shot, non longius aberant, quam quo telum adjici posset, Caes. B. G. 2, 21: out of r. of danger (by extreme closeness), interior periculo vulneris, Liv. 7, 10: interiores ictibus tormentorum, id. 24, 34.
REACH Copy link • REACH 1. v. Intransitively, (A) PROP., (1) To extend, stretch, pertinere: porrigi: attingere: patere (Cic.): excurrere; procurrere [SYN. in EXTEND]. (2) To attain by the hand or the body, attingere: contingere: To be able to reach with one’s hand, manu attingere, contingere, posse aliquid: I cannot reach so far, istum locum attingere, contingere nequeo; eo usque manus porrigere non possum. (B) Figuratively, (1) To overtake, assequi, consequi; adipisci (to arrive with exertion at a point; to reach at last; locum or aliquem). (2) To equal, consequi, assequi (to equal a person in any property or quality; assequi usually to attain to the quality or property itself): adaequare: exaequare (to attain to a property or quality). (The words are found in this connection and order.) exaequare et assequi; aequare (to equal a person in a property; rarely = attain a property). The heaps of arms reached the top of the walls, muri altitudinem acervi armorum adaequabant: to reach the number of anything, multitudinem alicujus rei assequi et exaequare: to endeavor to reach a person or thing, aliquem or aliquid imitari: not to be able to reach anybody (by imitating), aliquem imitando consequi non posse: to reach with words, or a description, oratione assequi; verbis aequare; dicendo aequare (to make a representation equal to the greatness of a subject, Plin., Ep., 8, 4, 3). (3) To come to a place, pervenire ad or in with an accusative (general term): attingere locum (to touch, approach): capere locum (to gain a place, especially from the sea to land; Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G., 4, 26, extr.). To reach a harbor, portum capere; in portum pervenire, pervehi: to reach a very great age, ad summam senectutem pervenire: to reach the ears of anybody, ad alicujus aures pervenire; ab aliquo audiri. Transitively, porrigere; praebere: suppeditare: suggerere alicui aliquid. To reach a hand, manum alicui porrigere, praebere. 2. s. Power of attainment, by circumlocution with quod manu prehendi, quod contingi, potest (within grasp, PROP.): *quod adipisci queas; *quod obtineri potest (figuratively): captus (capacity). Extent, space, Vid: Part of a river between two windings, spatium: tractus. A thrust, Vid.