to come to or reach

  • 1reach´er — reach «reech», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to get to; arrive at; come to: »to reach the top of a hill, to reach the end of a book, to reach an agreement. Your letter reached me yesterday. SYNONYM(S): attain, gain. 2. to stretch out; …

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  • 2come — [v1] advance, approach appear, arrive, attain, be accessible, be at disposal, become, be convenient, be handy, be obtainable, be ready, blow in*, bob up, breeze in*, burst, buzz*, check in*, clock in*, close in, draw near, drop in, enter, fall by …

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  • 3reach — [rēch] vt. [ME rechen < OE ræcan, akin to Ger reichen < IE * rēiĝ , to stretch out, extend the hand, akin to base * reĝ , straight, stretch, direct > RIGHT] 1. to thrust out or extend (the hand, etc.) 2. to extend to, or touch, by… …

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  • 4come at — [v1] reach, attain accomplish, achieve, discover, feel for, find, grasp, succeed, touch, win; concepts 34,706 come at [v2] attack assail, assault, charge, fall upon, fly at, go for, invade, light into*, rush; concept 86 …

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  • 5come of age — ► come of age reach adult status (in UK law at 18). Main Entry: ↑age …

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  • 6come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …

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  • 7come — v. & n. v.intr. (past came; past part. come) 1 move, be brought towards, or reach a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker or hearer (come and see me; shall we come to your house?; the books have come). 2 reach or be brought to a… …

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  • 8come — verb (past came; past participle come) 1》 move or travel towards or into a place near or familiar to the speaker.     ↘arrive.     ↘join in a specified activity: do you want to come fishing? 2》 occur; happen. 3》 occupy or achieve a specified… …

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  • 9come short — verb fail to meet (expectations or standards) • Syn: ↑fall short • Hypernyms: ↑disappoint, ↑let down • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …

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  • 10come — [kum] vi. came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem , *gwā , to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go] 1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of… …

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