reach – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reach

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of reach

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)