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misreaching

misreaching is the present participle and gerund of misreach.

Meaning of misreach

Verb

misreach (third-person singular simple present misreaches, present participle misreaching, simple past and past participle misreached)

  1. To reach inaccurately.
    • When neurologically healthy individuals are first exposed to displacing prisms, they typically misreach in the direction of the visual displacement when pointing towards a visual target.2004, Glyn Humphreys, Jane Riddoch, Attention in Action: Advances from Cognitive Neuroscience, page 319

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Questions about misreaching

What is misreaching the present participle and gerund of?
Misreaching is the present participle and gerund of misreach.

Words near misreaching in the dictionary

  1. misrates
  2. misrating
  3. misreach
  4. misreached
  5. misreaches
  6. misreaching
  7. misreact
  8. misreacted
  9. misreacting
  10. misreaction
  11. misreactions

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