reach for

English

Verb

reach for (third-person singular simple present reaches for, present participle reaching for, simple past and past participle reached for)

1. To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
2. To aspire to achieve.

   to reach for success

Derived terms

• reach for the stars
• reach for the sky

Translations

to try to get by extending one's arm or moving one's hand

Czech: natáhnout se (+ po/pro) (cs) pf, sáhnout (+ po/pro) (cs) pf German: greifen (+ nach) (de) Irish: sroich (+ ar)

to aspire to achieve

Irish: sroich (+ ar)

Further reading

• “reach”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “reach for”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.