"reaching" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-reaching.ogg [US] Forms: reachings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English rechynge, recchinge, from Old English rǣċing (“reaching, extending”), equivalent to reach + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rechynge}} Middle English rechynge, {{m|enm|recchinge}} recchinge, {{inh|en|ang|rǣċing|t=reaching, extending}} Old English rǣċing (“reaching, extending”), {{af|en|reach|-ing}} reach + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} reaching (plural reachings)
  1. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
    Sense id: en-reaching-en-noun-OpcEyzE6 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 42 47
  2. (nautical) Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (sailing on a reach): purjehdus sivutuulessa (Finnish), sivutuulipurjehdus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reaching-en-noun-0zjWmLCJ Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 51 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 42 47 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'sailing on a reach': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reaching-post
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-reaching.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reching}} Middle English reching, {{m|enm|rechyng}} rechyng, {{m|enm|recchinge}} recchinge, {{m|enm|rechand}} rechand, {{inh|en|ang|*rǣċende}} Old English *rǣċende, {{m|ang|reċċende|t=reaching}} reċċende (“reaching”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*raikijandz}} Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, {{m|gem-pro|*raikijaną|t=to stretch, reach}} *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rakjandz}} Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, {{m|gem-pro|*rakjaną|t=to stretch, straighten}} *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”), {{af|en|reach|-ing}} reach + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} reaching
  1. present participle and gerund of reach Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: reach Derived forms: far-reaching, wide-reaching
    Sense id: en-reaching-en-verb-nwcUZPcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 37 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 51 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 42 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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