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reaches down

reaches down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reach down.

Meaning of reach down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To take an item down from a high shelf or the like.
    • Just reach me down that volume, would you.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reach, down.
    • She reached down to grap the bottle lying on the floor.

Questions about reaches down

What is reaches down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reaches down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reach down.

Words near reaches down in the dictionary

  1. reachedst
  2. reacher
  3. reachers
  4. reaches
  5. reaches across the aisle
  6. reaches down
  7. reaches for
  8. reaches for the moon
  9. reaches for the skies
  10. reaches for the sky
  11. reaches for the stars

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