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reaches for

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

Meaning of reach for

Verb

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

  1. To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
    • In reaching for a glass he knocked over the ashtray.
  2. To aspire to achieve.
    • to reach for success

Questions about reaches for

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

Words near reaches for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reaches for (page history and authors); reach for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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