What part of speech is reached?

Reached can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. reached is a verb, past participle of reach (infinitive).
  • 2. reached is a verb, past simple of reach (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does reached mean?

Definitions

Verb

reach - 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"
reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
reach - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
reach - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
reach - 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"
reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

Examples of reached

#   Sentence  
1. verb I would be interested in hearing what conclusions you reached and what you found that was most convincing.
2. verb Meanwhile, a decision's been reached in the trial of Toledo priest Gerald Robinson.
3. verb But the norms of politics and diplomacy are childish, in comparison with the level of incitement and total absolute deliberate fabrications, which have reached new heights in the region we are talking about.
4. verb Aafia never reached the uncle's house.
5. verb I can be reached at 315-460-3344.
6. verb Any credit concerns can be discussed with Dennis Goldmann, who can be reached at 315-460-3349.
7. verb They only 'go out in the open' once they have reached a certain level of seriousness.
8. verb Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
9. verb Hungry and thirsty, we at last reached the inn.
10. verb The excitement reached its peak.
11. verb There is very little probability of an agreement being reached.
12. verb The wind blew harder yet when we reached the top of the hill.
13. verb Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.
14. verb It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse.
15. verb I guess I've reached the age where I have to dispense advice to my underlings.
Sentence  
verb
I would be interested in hearing what conclusions you reached and what you found that was most convincing.
Meanwhile, a decision's been reached in the trial of Toledo priest Gerald Robinson.
But the norms of politics and diplomacy are childish, in comparison with the level of incitement and total absolute deliberate fabrications, which have reached new heights in the region we are talking about.
Aafia never reached the uncle's house.
I can be reached at 315-460-3344.
Any credit concerns can be discussed with Dennis Goldmann, who can be reached at 315-460-3349.
They only 'go out in the open' once they have reached a certain level of seriousness.
Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
Hungry and thirsty, we at last reached the inn.
The excitement reached its peak.
There is very little probability of an agreement being reached.
The wind blew harder yet when we reached the top of the hill.
Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.
It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse.
I guess I've reached the age where I have to dispense advice to my underlings.

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