reach vb. (pa. t. and pple. “raught”)
1.
to lay hold of with the hand
2H6 II. iii. 43
“This staff of honour
raught,”
Ant. IV. ix. 30
“The hand of death hath
raught him.”
3.
to extend in quantity
or amount “to”
LLL. IV. ii. 41
“The moon . . . raught
not to five weeks,”
1H4 IV. i. 129
“What may the king's
whole battle reach unto?.”
4.
to attain “to”
R3 I. i. 158
“another . . . close
intent . . . which I must reach
unto.”