reach
verb (used with object)
to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc..
have reached
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present perfectof reach.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"He is able to reach the parts that dare I say politicians probably couldn't quite have reached," he said wryly.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
After careful consideration, we have reached the difficult decision that our publishing model is no longer sustainable.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Is Myshkin conceding defeat, refusing to engage, or simply recognizing that he and Rogozhin have reached a spiritual impasse?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Your late husband seems to have reached that painful realization through chronic illness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Spreading south at a mere one mile per month, those pioneers would have reached the southern tip of South America only 700 years after crossing the Canadian border.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
