"reach down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reaches down [present, singular, third-person], reaching down [participle, present], reached down [participle, past], reached down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} reach down (third-person singular simple present reaches down, present participle reaching down, simple past and past participle reached down)
  1. To take an item down from a high shelf or the like.
    Sense id: en-reach_down-en-verb-FOGj0~Vo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

Inflected forms

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