reach – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reach

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reach sth down
Participle: reached sth down
Gerund: reaching sth down

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of reach

Indicative

Present

Ireach sth down
youreach sth down
he;she;itreaches sth down
wereach sth down
youreach sth down
theyreach sth down

Perfect

Ihave reached sth down; raught sth down
youhave reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;ithas reached sth down; raught sth down
wehave reached sth down; raught sth down
youhave reached sth down; raught sth down
theyhave reached sth down; raught sth down

Past

Ireached sth down
youreached sth down
he;she;itreached sth down
wereached sth down
youreached sth down
theyreached sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad reached sth down; raught sth down
youhad reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;ithad reached sth down; raught sth down
wehad reached sth down; raught sth down
youhad reached sth down; raught sth down
theyhad reached sth down; raught sth down

Future

Iwill reach sth down
youwill reach sth down
he;she;itwill reach sth down
wewill reach sth down
youwill reach sth down
theywill reach sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have reached sth down; raught sth down
youwill have reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;itwill have reached sth down; raught sth down
wewill have reached sth down; raught sth down
youwill have reached sth down; raught sth down
theywill have reached sth down; raught sth down

Subjunctive

Present

Ireach sth down
youreach sth down
he;she;itreach sth down
wereach sth down
youreach sth down
theyreach sth down

Perfect

Ihave reached sth down; raught sth down
youhave reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;ithave reached sth down; raught sth down
wehave reached sth down; raught sth down
youhave reached sth down; raught sth down
theyhave reached sth down; raught sth down

Imperfect

Ireached sth down
youreached sth down
he;she;itreached sth down
wereached sth down
youreached sth down
theyreached sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad reached sth down; raught sth down
youhad reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;ithad reached sth down; raught sth down
wehad reached sth down; raught sth down
youhad reached sth down; raught sth down
theyhad reached sth down; raught sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould reach sth down
youwould reach sth down
he;she;itwould reach sth down
wewould reach sth down
youwould reach sth down
theywould reach sth down

Perfect

Iwould have reached sth down; raught sth down
youwould have reached sth down; raught sth down
he;she;itwould have reached sth down; raught sth down
wewould have reached sth down; raught sth down
youwould have reached sth down; raught sth down
theywould have reached sth down; raught sth down

Imperative

youreach sth down
weLet's reach sth down
youreach sth down

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reaching sth down
youare reaching sth down
he;she;itis reaching sth down
weare reaching sth down
youare reaching sth down
theyare reaching sth down

Perfect

Ihave been reaching sth down
youhave been reaching sth down
he;she;ithas been reaching sth down
wehave been reaching sth down
youhave been reaching sth down
theyhave been reaching sth down

Past

Iwas reaching sth down
youwere reaching sth down
he;she;itwas reaching sth down
wewere reaching sth down
youwere reaching sth down
theywere reaching sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad been reaching sth down
youhad been reaching sth down
he;she;ithad been reaching sth down
wehad been reaching sth down
youhad been reaching sth down
theyhad been reaching sth down

Future

Iwill be reaching sth down
youwill be reaching sth down
he;she;itwill be reaching sth down
wewill be reaching sth down
youwill be reaching sth down
theywill be reaching sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reaching sth down
youwill have been reaching sth down
he;she;itwill have been reaching sth down
wewill have been reaching sth down
youwill have been reaching sth down
theywill have been reaching sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reaching sth down
youwould be reaching sth down
he;she;itwould be reaching sth down
wewould be reaching sth down
youwould be reaching sth down
theywould be reaching sth down

Perfect

Iwould have been reaching sth down
youwould have been reaching sth down
he;she;itwould have been reaching sth down
wewould have been reaching sth down
youwould have been reaching sth down
theywould have been reaching sth down

Other

Verbs similar to 'reach'

areach, beach, breach, geach, leach, meach, peach, preach, reache, react,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accomplish
compass
arrive
attain
extend
stretch, approach, spread, lunge, overtake

Antonyms

arrive
leave, go, embark, start
extend
contract, abridge, compress, condense

Additional Information

Cf. Old English rǣcan. (reach) and tǣcan. (teach).

Etymology

1. O.E. ræcan "to extend, hold forth," also "to succeed in touching," from W.Gmc. *raikjan "stretch out the hand" (cf. O.Fris. reka, M.Du. reiken), from P.Gmc. *raikijanau, perhaps from PIE base *reig- "to stretch out" (cf. Skt. rjyati "he stretches himself," riag "torture" (by racking); Gk. oregein "to reach, extend;" Lith. raizius "to stretch oneself;" O.Ir. rigim "I stretch"), related to base *reg- "to rule, to lead straight, to put right" (see regal). Shakespeare uses the now-obsolete past tense form raught (O.E. ræhte). Meaning "arrive at" is c.1330; that of "succeed in influencing" is from 1667. The noun is first recorded 1526; earliest use is of stretches of water. Reach-me-down "ready-made" (of clothes) is recorded from 1862, from notion of being on the rack in a finished state.
2. From Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan (“to reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind, reach”).
3. Cognate with Dutch reiken, German reichen. See: Proto-Germanic '*raikijaną', Dutch 'reiken', German, old spelling 'reichen'.

Verbs referencing "reach"

German, old spelling reichen, Luxembourgish reechen, Cimbrian rékhan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] baffled were my good intentions by the ship giving another lurch, and their all rolling back again ! I suppose I dodged them up and down this sofa for at least a quarter of an hour, without reaching them once; and by the time I did catch them, the brandy-and-water was diminished, by constant spilling, to a teaspoonful. To complete the group, it is necessary to recognise in this disconcerted [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] faces; got alongside, and were made fast, after some shouting and straining of cables; darted, a score of us along the gangway, almost as soon as it was thrust out to meet us, and before it had reached the ship—and leaped upon the firm glad earth again ! (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • After two hours and a half of this odd travelling (including a stoppage at a small town, where we were saluted by a gun considerably bigger than our own chimney ), we reached Hartford, and straightway repaired to an extremely comfortable hotel: except, as usual, in the article of bedrooms, which, in almost every place we visited, were very conducive to early rising. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Not a soul was in sight, all the hands being employed in the fields; but, as the barn stood conspicuously and plainly square across the road, it was evident that their journey in that direction had reached a decided finale. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] that night by railroad to New Haven. Upon the way, the guard and I were formally introduced to each other (as we usually were on such occasions ), and exchanged a variety of small-talk. We reached New Haven at about eight o’clock, after a journey of three hours, and put up for the night at the best inn. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We reached the city, late that night. Looking out of my chamber-window, before going to bed, I saw, on the opposite side of the way, a handsome building of white marble, which had a mournful ghost-like [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We reached Washington at about half-past six that evening, and had upon the way a beautiful view of the Capitol, which is a fine building of the Corinthian order, placed upon a noble and commanding eminence. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] poked acutely in their backs or stomachs; or brought to a standstill by any such gentle means, and then taken into custody for not moving on. But there was no confusion or disorder. Our carriage reached the porch in its turn, without any blustering, swearing, shouting, backing, or other disturbance: and we dismounted with as much ease and comfort as though we had been escorted by the whole [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] as well-defined an idea of the country before us as if we had been going to travel into the very centre of that planet; we left Baltimore by another railway at half-past eight in the morning, and reached the town of York, some sixty miles off, by the early dinner-time of the Hotel which was the starting-place of the four-horse coach, wherein we were to proceed to Harrisburg. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • As we have not reached Pittsburg yet, however, in the order of our narrative, I may go on to remark that breakfast was perhaps the least desirable meal of the day, as in addition to the many savoury odours arising from [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Let's drink after we confirm it. Come on, open! Hey, Doctor. Come out. We have reached the bridge. (Nunakuzhi)