reach for
English
Verb
reach for (third-person singular simple present reaches for, present participle reaching for, simple past and past participle reached for)
- To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
- To aspire to achieve.
- to reach for success
Derived terms
- reach for the stars
- reach for the sky
Further reading
- “reach”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “reach for”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.