"misreach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misreaches [plural]
Etymology: mis- + reach Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reach}} mis- + reach Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misreach (countable and uncountable, plural misreaches)
  1. The act of misreaching. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-misreach-en-noun-3-xk03fa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50

Verb

Forms: misreaches [present, singular, third-person], misreaching [participle, present], misreached [participle, past], misreached [past]
Etymology: mis- + reach Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reach}} mis- + reach Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreach (third-person singular simple present misreaches, present participle misreaching, simple past and past participle misreached)
  1. To reach inaccurately.
    Sense id: en-misreach-en-verb-9DD-HjWC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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