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unreach

unreach verb: to fail to reach.

Verb

unreach (third-person singular simple present unreaches, present participle unreaching, simple past and past participle unreached)

  1. (transitive) To fail to reach
    • To reach the Self, then, one has simply to 'unreach' all objects. The Self is ever-manifest, self-revealing.1990, G. C. Pande, Foundations of Indian Culture
    • We go over ground that we have traversed many times before, and reach conclusions only to unreach them again, and the whole ends, as usual, in floods of tears and mutual professions of esteem.2015, E. M. Delafield, The Provincial Lady Goes Further

Noun

unreach (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Failure to reach
    • We outreach for our own sake and need — not looking for the neediest recipient but instead searching for the guilt-resolve that fits best within our schedule. There is an inherent problem with this sort of unreach.2005, Mark Steele, Flashbang: How I Got Over Myself

Forms of unreach

third-person singular presentunreaches
present participleunreaching
past participleunreached
pastunreached

Origin of unreach

From un- + reach.

Questions about unreach

What does unreach mean?
Unreach means to fail to reach.
What part of speech is unreach?
Unreach can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of unreach?
The past tense of unreach is unreached.

Words near unreach in the dictionary

  1. unrayed
  2. unrazed
  3. unrazored
  4. unreabsorbed
  5. unreaccelerated
  6. unreach
  7. unreachability
  8. unreachable
  9. unreachable code
  10. unreachableness
  11. unreachables

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