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reached for the stars

reached for the stars is the simple past and past participle of reach for the stars.

Meaning of reach for the stars

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To have high hopes; to be ambitious.
    • Tell Richard I saw the pictures that he sent for that feature on the female paratroopers and they're all so deeply unattractive. Is it impossible to find a lovely, slender, female paratrooper? Am I reaching for the stars here? Not really.2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep)

Questions about reached for the stars

What is reached for the stars the simple past and past participle of?
Reached for the stars is the simple past and past participle of reach for the stars.

Words near reached for the stars in the dictionary

  1. reached down
  2. reached for
  3. reached for the moon
  4. reached for the skies
  5. reached for the sky
  6. reached for the stars
  7. reached out
  8. reached past
  9. reached rock bottom
  10. reachedst
  11. reacher

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