reach vs get at
get at vs reachreach is a noun but get at is not a noun.
reach and get at both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reach | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| get at | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
get at is a hyponym of
reach; that is, get at is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
reach:
- reach: reach a destination, either real or abstract
- get at: reach or gain access to
Other hyponyms of reach include
catch up, scale, surmount, access, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.
| reach (noun) | get at (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | |
| an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | |
| the limit of capability | |
| the limits within which something can be effective |
| reach (verb) | get at (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in or establish communication with | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
| to exert much effort or energy | reach or gain access to |
| move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense | influence by corruption |
| reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
| reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
| reach a goal | |
| place into the hands or custody of | |
| to gain with effort | |
| to extend as far as |
Words related to "reach"
- access
- accomplish
- achieve
- ambit
- approximate range
- arrive
- arrive at
- attain
- average
- ballpark
- be
- begin
- bother
- bottom out
- break even
- breast
- bring home the bacon
- capability
- capableness
- catch up
- come
- come through
- come to
- commit
- communicate
- compass
- confide
- confines
- contact
- contrast
- culminate
- deal
- deliver
- deliver the goods
- drive
- drop a line
- earreach
- earshot
- entrust
- expanse
- extend oneself
- extend to
- extent
- eyeshot
- finagle
- find
- fork out
- fork over
- fork up
- free
- gain
- gamut
- get
- get at
- get hold of
- get through
- get to
- give
- give up
- go
- grasp
- ground
- hand
- hand over
- hearing
- hit
- horizon
- inconvenience oneself
- intercommunicate
- internationalism
- internationality
- intrust
- ken
- kill oneself
- labor
- labour
- latitude
- leave
- limit
- locomote
- make
- manage
- max out
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- orbit
- outreach
- overexert oneself
- palette
- pallet
- pass
- pass on
- peak
- ping
- potentiality
- progress to
- purview
- push
- raise
- range
- reach
- reach into
- reach out
- reaching
- release
- relinquish
- render
- resign
- rifle range
- rifle shot
- run aground
- scale
- scope
- score
- sight
- slip
- sneak
- spectrum
- strain
- stretch
- strike
- strive
- succeed
- summit
- surmount
- sweep
- top
- top out
- touch
- transfer
- travel
- trouble
- trouble oneself
- trust
- tug
- turn in
- turn over
- view
- wangle
- win
- write
Words related to "get at"
- access
- act upon
- annoy
- antagonise
- antagonize
- arrive at
- attain
- beset
- bother
- chafe
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivvy
- chivy
- devil
- displease
- eat into
- fret
- gain
- get
- get to
- get under one's skin
- grate
- gravel
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- hit
- influence
- irritate
- make
- molest
- nark
- nettle
- peeve
- plague
- provoke
- rag
- rankle
- reach
- rile
- ruffle
- vex
- work
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