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reaching past

reaching past is the present participle and gerund of reach past.

Meaning of reach past

Verb

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

  1. To extend beyond (something).
  2. Synonym of get past.
    Synonyms:
    get past

Questions about reaching past

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

Words near reaching past in the dictionary

  1. reaching for the moon
  2. reaching for the skies
  3. reaching for the sky
  4. reaching for the stars
  5. reaching out
  6. reaching past
  7. reaching rock bottom
  8. reaching-post
  9. reaching-posts
  10. reachings
  11. reachless

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