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Used with verbs:
"
He tried to reach the top shelf."
(tried to, attempted to, cannot, can, be + unable to, be + able to)
Used with nouns:
"
The train reached the station at noon."
(train)
"
The two parties reached an agreement."
(agreement, compromise, deal, resolution, solution)
"
He reached a point where he stopped caring."
(point)
"
We reached home very late."
(home)
"
They reached a settlement in court."
(settlement)
"
We have reached our destination."
(destination, objective, goal, decision, limit, target, potential)
"
She is reached adulthood before she learned to read."
(adulthood, old age, maturity, adolescence, puberty, middle-age)
"
He has reached the age to drive."
(age)
"
We finally reached the border."
(border, place, spot, summit, pinnacle, top, bottom)
"
The temperature reached almost 90 degrees today."
(temperature)
"
I have reached a conclusion."
(conclusion)
"
The divers reached the surface safely."
(surface)
Used with adverbs:
"
We finally reached a deal."
(finally, almost, nearly, eventually)
"
She was able to easily reach the top shelf."
(easily, barely)
"
She reached blindly for the light switch."
(blindly)
"
He reached down and tied his shoe."
(down)
"
She automatically reached for her gun."
(automatically, slowly, quickly)
Used with prepositions:
"
He reached into his coat."
(into, inside)
"
I reached for the door."
(for)
"
I reached across the table."
(across)
"
She reached over the fence."
(over)
