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# reachable

adjective (reachable)

«reachable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Reachable means able to be reached: close enough to get to or touch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#m1)
2. A reachable person is someone you can contact, for example by phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#m2)
3. A reachable goal is one you can achieve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday safety: keep medicines and cleaning products in places that are not reachable by small children. In well-being lessons: set reachable goals step by step. In maths and puzzles: a square on a grid may be reachable in three moves. Phrases: easily reachable, reachable by car, reachable goals.

### Examples

- The cookie jar is not reachable from the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x1)
- Keep the phone reachable in case of emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x2)
- The island is reachable only by boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x3)
- Set yourself a reachable goal for this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x4)
- Is the top shelf reachable with a step stool? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x5)
- Keep sharp knives out of reachable places for toddlers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/#x6)

### Note

-able added to «reach» (can be reached). Opposite: unreachable or out of reach. The more common phrase is «within reach»: «Keep it out of reach of children».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reachable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reachable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reachable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reachable.html) on Mova free.