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reaching for

reaching for is the present participle and gerund 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 reaching for

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

Words near reaching for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reaching 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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