reach – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reach

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reach
Participle: reached
Gerund: reaching

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of reach

Indicative

Present

Ireach
youreach
he;she;itreaches
wereach
youreach
theyreach

Perfect

Ihave reached; raught
youhave reached; raught
he;she;ithas reached; raught
wehave reached; raught
youhave reached; raught
theyhave reached; raught

Past

Ireached
youreached
he;she;itreached
wereached
youreached
theyreached

Pluperfect

Ihad reached; raught
youhad reached; raught
he;she;ithad reached; raught
wehad reached; raught
youhad reached; raught
theyhad reached; raught

Future

Iwill reach
youwill reach
he;she;itwill reach
wewill reach
youwill reach
theywill reach

Future Perfect

Iwill have reached; raught
youwill have reached; raught
he;she;itwill have reached; raught
wewill have reached; raught
youwill have reached; raught
theywill have reached; raught

Subjunctive

Present

Ireach
youreach
he;she;itreach
wereach
youreach
theyreach

Perfect

Ihave reached; raught
youhave reached; raught
he;she;ithave reached; raught
wehave reached; raught
youhave reached; raught
theyhave reached; raught

Imperfect

Ireached
youreached
he;she;itreached
wereached
youreached
theyreached

Pluperfect

Ihad reached; raught
youhad reached; raught
he;she;ithad reached; raught
wehad reached; raught
youhad reached; raught
theyhad reached; raught

Conditional

Present

Iwould reach
youwould reach
he;she;itwould reach
wewould reach
youwould reach
theywould reach

Perfect

Iwould have reached; raught
youwould have reached; raught
he;she;itwould have reached; raught
wewould have reached; raught
youwould have reached; raught
theywould have reached; raught

Imperative

youreach
weLet's reach
youreach

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reaching
youare reaching
he;she;itis reaching
weare reaching
youare reaching
theyare reaching

Perfect

Ihave been reaching
youhave been reaching
he;she;ithas been reaching
wehave been reaching
youhave been reaching
theyhave been reaching

Past

Iwas reaching
youwere reaching
he;she;itwas reaching
wewere reaching
youwere reaching
theywere reaching

Pluperfect

Ihad been reaching
youhad been reaching
he;she;ithad been reaching
wehad been reaching
youhad been reaching
theyhad been reaching

Future

Iwill be reaching
youwill be reaching
he;she;itwill be reaching
wewill be reaching
youwill be reaching
theywill be reaching

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reaching
youwill have been reaching
he;she;itwill have been reaching
wewill have been reaching
youwill have been reaching
theywill have been reaching

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reaching
youwould be reaching
he;she;itwould be reaching
wewould be reaching
youwould be reaching
theywould be reaching

Perfect

Iwould have been reaching
youwould have been reaching
he;she;itwould have been reaching
wewould have been reaching
youwould have been reaching
theywould have been reaching

Other

Verbs similar to 'reach'

areach, beach, breach, geach, leach, meach, peach, preach, reache, react,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accomplish
compass
arrive
attain
extend
stretch, approach, spread, lunge, overtake

Antonyms

arrive
leave, go, embark, start
extend
contract, abridge, compress, condense

Additional Information

Cf. Old English rǣcan. (reach) and tǣcan. (teach).

Etymology

1. O.E. ræcan "to extend, hold forth," also "to succeed in touching," from W.Gmc. *raikjan "stretch out the hand" (cf. O.Fris. reka, M.Du. reiken), from P.Gmc. *raikijanau, perhaps from PIE base *reig- "to stretch out" (cf. Skt. rjyati "he stretches himself," riag "torture" (by racking); Gk. oregein "to reach, extend;" Lith. raizius "to stretch oneself;" O.Ir. rigim "I stretch"), related to base *reg- "to rule, to lead straight, to put right" (see regal). Shakespeare uses the now-obsolete past tense form raught (O.E. ræhte). Meaning "arrive at" is c.1330; that of "succeed in influencing" is from 1667. The noun is first recorded 1526; earliest use is of stretches of water. Reach-me-down "ready-made" (of clothes) is recorded from 1862, from notion of being on the rack in a finished state.
2. From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”).
3. Cognate with Dutch reiken, German reichen. See: Proto-Germanic '*raikijaną', Dutch 'reiken', German, old spelling 'reichen'.

Verbs referencing "reach"

German, old spelling reichen, Luxembourgish reechen, Cimbrian rékhan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] baffled were my good intentions by the ship giving another lurch, and their all rolling back again ! I suppose I dodged them up and down this sofa for at least a quarter of an hour, without reaching them once; and by the time I did catch them, the brandy-and-water was diminished, by constant spilling, to a teaspoonful. To complete the group, it is necessary to recognise in this disconcerted [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] faces; got alongside, and were made fast, after some shouting and straining of cables; darted, a score of us along the gangway, almost as soon as it was thrust out to meet us, and before it had reached the ship—and leaped upon the firm glad earth again ! (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • After two hours and a half of this odd travelling (including a stoppage at a small town, where we were saluted by a gun considerably bigger than our own chimney ), we reached Hartford, and straightway repaired to an extremely comfortable hotel: except, as usual, in the article of bedrooms, which, in almost every place we visited, were very conducive to early rising. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Not a soul was in sight, all the hands being employed in the fields; but, as the barn stood conspicuously and plainly square across the road, it was evident that their journey in that direction had reached a decided finale. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] that night by railroad to New Haven. Upon the way, the guard and I were formally introduced to each other (as we usually were on such occasions ), and exchanged a variety of small-talk. We reached New Haven at about eight o’clock, after a journey of three hours, and put up for the night at the best inn. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We reached the city, late that night. Looking out of my chamber-window, before going to bed, I saw, on the opposite side of the way, a handsome building of white marble, which had a mournful ghost-like [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We reached Washington at about half-past six that evening, and had upon the way a beautiful view of the Capitol, which is a fine building of the Corinthian order, placed upon a noble and commanding eminence. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] poked acutely in their backs or stomachs; or brought to a standstill by any such gentle means, and then taken into custody for not moving on. But there was no confusion or disorder. Our carriage reached the porch in its turn, without any blustering, swearing, shouting, backing, or other disturbance: and we dismounted with as much ease and comfort as though we had been escorted by the whole [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] as well-defined an idea of the country before us as if we had been going to travel into the very centre of that planet; we left Baltimore by another railway at half-past eight in the morning, and reached the town of York, some sixty miles off, by the early dinner-time of the Hotel which was the starting-place of the four-horse coach, wherein we were to proceed to Harrisburg. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • As we have not reached Pittsburg yet, however, in the order of our narrative, I may go on to remark that breakfast was perhaps the least desirable meal of the day, as in addition to the many savoury odours arising from [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Let's drink after we confirm it. Come on, open! Hey, Doctor. Come out. We have reached the bridge. (Nunakuzhi)