n. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

n. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"

n. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

v. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

n. a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

n. the extent of something from side to side

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

v. undergo the efforts of childbirth

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

v. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

v. get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

v. finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

v. invest money in government securities

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

v. proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

v. bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"

v. go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

v. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

v. drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"