reach
verb (used with object)
to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc..
reached
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past participleof reach.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reach.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reachverb (used with object)to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc..
Example Sentences
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Instructure eventually announced it reached a deal with “the unauthorized actor involved” to return the compromised data, but didn’t say who that actor was or whether payment was involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Across the country, class sizes in secondary schools, excluding vocational programmes, reached a record high in 2025, averaging 30.2 pupils, according to the education ministry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Spooked investors are fleeing some of the big-tech companies that reached new highs on the back of the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s the longest such streak since a 43-day run that ended on April 22, 2025 — when the Nasdaq was 19.2% below its then-record close reached four months earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Peter struck the keys up the scale till he reached B above middle C. “This one,” he said.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
