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within (also out of, beyond, etc.) (a person's) reach

a. The extent to which a person can stretch out the arm or hand, esp. so as to touch or grasp something; the distance to which an animal can extend a limb or other part, or to which any limb can be extended. Frequently in prepositional phrases as within (also out of, beyond, etc.) (a person's) reach, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > reaching > extent to which a person, etc., can reach

reacha1522

rax1790

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. xii. 65 [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir Assoverit of hys reik, the beste assays.

1569 T. Blague Schole of Wise Conceytes 97 A Foxe..espyed faire clusters of Grapes which were ripe..and bicause they were past his reach, he thought to find some shift to gette them.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 22 Kinges haue long armes & rulers large reches.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. v. 85 The Traytor murderer liues..from the reach of these my hands.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. vii. 126 in Church-hist. Brit. This Horse (I may say) had a long-reach.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 591 High from ground the branches would require Thy utmost reach .

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 177 The Tigre seeing them out of his reach..falls a Roaring.

1707 S. Centlivre Platonick Lady ii. i. 20 I was oblig'd to Fight him; and Egad if I had not understood Fencing very well, I had been whipt thro' the Lungs, for he had a cursed long Reach.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 241 Who..plucks the fruit plac'd more within his reach.

1797 W. Anderson Lect. Psalms viii. 45 Their prayers and invocations are no more effectual..than the short reach and pitiful strength of their arms.

1871 D. G. Rossetti Dante at Verona lxxxii How the Prince Sunned himself out of Dante's reach.

1890 W. Camp in St. Nicholas Aug. 831/1 The catcher..must begin by a resolution..to consider no ball beyond his reach, no matter how wild.

1897 Cent. Mag. 562/2 Their reach forward is prodigious, as I found..when my horse's hind hoof cut the heel clean off my boot.

1915 W. Cather Song of Lark vi. vi. 432 The tea-table and the little room..seemed to be out of scale with her long step, her long reach, and the energy of her movements.

1978 M. Amis Success ii. 29 If the clock is positioned within my reach I'll just lean over, slap off the alarm.

1983 L. Niven Integral Trees (1984) i. 7 His torso was short and burly; his muscular arms and legs had no reach.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 July c12/1 Grosso one-timed a shot from 12 yards, curling it beyond the diving reach of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.

extracted from reachn.¹

within reach

12. Power or possibility of getting to (or as far as) some place, person, or object; distance or limit from which some point may be reached. Only in within reach.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > [phrase] > having power or possibility of reaching

within reach1659

1659 R. Baxter Five Disputations of Church-government 51 They should at least have had a Bishop in every City:..for then..They would be nearer their charges, and within reach of them.

1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto i. 25 Far from tranquil on knowing she was within reach of somebody, she knew not whom.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 263 That has..within his reach A scene so friendly to his favourite task.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 24 No knife in your pocket, nor house within reach!

1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek ii. 23 Mrs. Temple had never been very happy while within reach of markets and shops.

1897 E. Coues New Light Early Hist. Greater Northwest I. 29 The steersman, finding himself within reach of the shore, jumped upon the rock with one of the midmen.

1926 V. E. Shelford Naturalist's Guide Americas 19 Trails..extend throughout the mountains in such a way as to bring the greater part of them within reach.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 119 A considerable number of predators lie in wait for their prey, suddenly pouncing upon it when within reach.

1998 N.Y. Times 7 May a24/4 Community gardens offer cost-free local green space, usually where there is no park at all within reach of the young and the elderly.

extracted from reachn.¹

within reach

a. In expressions referring to the physical range of some action or perception: Not beyond, not farther than the extent of: as within reach, near enough to reach, or to be reached; within sight, or hearing, near enough to see or hear, to be seen or heard; etc. Often const. of (the agent or percipient, or the object of the action or perception). Cf. in prep. 18d(a), within call at call n. Phrases 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > [phrase] > within specific distance

withinc1515

the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached

within reachc1515

the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached > within range or reach

within reachc1515

within one's strokea1533

in the (also one's) way1534

within power1548

under the dint of1577

in(to), within, out of shot1635

within arm's reacha1652

within one's force1680

within touch1753

in touch1854

within wind of1865

the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached > within sight

within sight, or hearingc1515

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lv. 188 He slewe..all that came within his stroke.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 241 He came within the syght of Burdeux.

1580 Sir R. Bingham in Spenser's Wks. (Grosart) I. 463 I entered the harbour..within canon shotte of the fortress.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 25 Shoote not at every bird, but onely at those that are within reach to be hit.

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. iii. sig. B4^v Harke you sir, there may perhaps be some within eare-shot.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 125 Come not within the measure of my wrath.

1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine iv. iii. sig. K1^v Be within call.

1687 M. Prior & Earl of Halifax Hind & Panther Transvers'd 1 Stand off and come not within my Swords point.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶4 A Man..talking loud within her Hearing.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xi. 167 As soon as we came within hearing, I called out to him by name.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xv. 242 There is also a powerful force within a few hours' march of us.

1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 280 I will never be ‘within wind’ of Scotsbrig without going to see Jamie.

1862 D. Wilson Prehistoric Man II. xxiii. 361 Within the hearing of Niagara's voice.

extracted from withinadv.prep.adj.

as lemmas

单词	within reach
释义	> as lemmas within (also out of, beyond, etc.) (a person's) reach a. The extent to which a person can stretch out the arm or hand, esp. so as to touch or grasp something; the distance to which an animal can extend a limb or other part, or to which any limb can be extended. Frequently in prepositional phrases as within (also out of, beyond, etc.) (a person's) reach, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > reaching > extent to which a person, etc., can reach reacha1522 rax1790 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. xii. 65 [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir Assoverit of hys reik, the beste assays. 1569 T. Blague Schole of Wise Conceytes 97 A Foxe..espyed faire clusters of Grapes which were ripe..and bicause they were past his reach, he thought to find some shift to gette them. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 22 Kinges haue long armes & rulers large reches. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. v. 85 The Traytor murderer liues..from the reach of these my hands. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. vii. 126 in Church-hist. Brit. This Horse (I may say) had a long-reach. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 591 High from ground the branches would require Thy utmost reach . View more context for this quotation 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 177 The Tigre seeing them out of his reach..falls a Roaring. 1707 S. Centlivre Platonick Lady ii. i. 20 I was oblig'd to Fight him; and Egad if I had not understood Fencing very well, I had been whipt thro' the Lungs, for he had a cursed long Reach. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 241 Who..plucks the fruit plac'd more within his reach. 1797 W. Anderson Lect. Psalms viii. 45 Their prayers and invocations are no more effectual..than the short reach and pitiful strength of their arms. 1871 D. G. Rossetti Dante at Verona lxxxii How the Prince Sunned himself out of Dante's reach. 1890 W. Camp in St. Nicholas Aug. 831/1 The catcher..must begin by a resolution..to consider no ball beyond his reach, no matter how wild. 1897 Cent. Mag. 562/2 Their reach forward is prodigious, as I found..when my horse's hind hoof cut the heel clean off my boot. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark vi. vi. 432 The tea-table and the little room..seemed to be out of scale with her long step, her long reach, and the energy of her movements. 1978 M. Amis Success ii. 29 If the clock is positioned within my reach I'll just lean over, slap off the alarm. 1983 L. Niven Integral Trees (1984) i. 7 His torso was short and burly; his muscular arms and legs had no reach. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 July c12/1 Grosso one-timed a shot from 12 yards, curling it beyond the diving reach of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann. extracted from reachn.¹ within reach 12. Power or possibility of getting to (or as far as) some place, person, or object; distance or limit from which some point may be reached. Only in within reach. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > [phrase] > having power or possibility of reaching within reach1659 1659 R. Baxter Five Disputations of Church-government 51 They should at least have had a Bishop in every City:..for then..They would be nearer their charges, and within reach of them. 1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto i. 25 Far from tranquil on knowing she was within reach of somebody, she knew not whom. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 263 That has..within his reach A scene so friendly to his favourite task. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ii. 24 No knife in your pocket, nor house within reach! 1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek ii. 23 Mrs. Temple had never been very happy while within reach of markets and shops. 1897 E. Coues New Light Early Hist. Greater Northwest I. 29 The steersman, finding himself within reach of the shore, jumped upon the rock with one of the midmen. 1926 V. E. Shelford Naturalist's Guide Americas 19 Trails..extend throughout the mountains in such a way as to bring the greater part of them within reach. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 119 A considerable number of predators lie in wait for their prey, suddenly pouncing upon it when within reach. 1998 N.Y. Times 7 May a24/4 Community gardens offer cost-free local green space, usually where there is no park at all within reach of the young and the elderly. extracted from reachn.¹ within reach a. In expressions referring to the physical range of some action or perception: Not beyond, not farther than the extent of: as within reach, near enough to reach, or to be reached; within sight, or hearing, near enough to see or hear, to be seen or heard; etc. Often const. of (the agent or percipient, or the object of the action or perception). Cf. in prep. 18d(a), within call at call n. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [phrase] > within specific distance withinc1515 the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached within reachc1515 the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached > within range or reach within reachc1515 within one's strokea1533 in the (also one's) way1534 within power1548 under the dint of1577 in(to), within, out of shot1635 within arm's reacha1652 within one's force1680 within touch1753 in touch1854 within wind of1865 the world > space > distance > [phrase] > that may be reached > within sight within sight, or hearingc1515 c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lv. 188 He slewe..all that came within his stroke. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 241 He came within the syght of Burdeux. 1580 Sir R. Bingham in Spenser's Wks. (Grosart) I. 463 I entered the harbour..within canon shotte of the fortress. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 25 Shoote not at every bird, but onely at those that are within reach to be hit. 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. iii. sig. B4^v Harke you sir, there may perhaps be some within eare-shot. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 125 Come not within the measure of my wrath. View more context for this quotation 1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine iv. iii. sig. K1^v Be within call. 1687 M. Prior & Earl of Halifax Hind & Panther Transvers'd 1 Stand off and come not within my Swords point. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶4 A Man..talking loud within her Hearing. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xi. 167 As soon as we came within hearing, I called out to him by name. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xv. 242 There is also a powerful force within a few hours' march of us. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 280 I will never be ‘within wind’ of Scotsbrig without going to see Jamie. 1862 D. Wilson Prehistoric Man II. xxiii. 361 Within the hearing of Niagara's voice. extracted from withinadv.prep.adj. < as lemmas
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