Attain
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To accomplish; to achieve.
Example sentence: In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
Reach
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book.To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear.To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his hand reaches the river.To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.To understand; to comprehend.To stretch out the hand.To strain after something; to make efforts.To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown.The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel.
Example sentence: If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.