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reaching across the aisle

reaching across the aisle is the present participle and gerund of reach across the aisle.

Meaning of reach across the aisle

Verb

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

  1. (US) To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.

Questions about reaching across the aisle

What is reaching across the aisle the present participle and gerund of?
Reaching across the aisle is the present participle and gerund of reach across the aisle.

Words near reaching across the aisle in the dictionary

  1. reachievements
  2. reachieves
  3. reachieving
  4. reachin'
  5. reaching
  6. reaching across the aisle
  7. reaching down
  8. reaching for
  9. reaching for the moon
  10. reaching for the skies
  11. reaching for the sky

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