ylettyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

ylettyä is used for these senses in English:

• reach (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
• stretch (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

reach — full definition

1. verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
2. verb To arrive at a place, level, or point after travelling or making an effort.
3. verb To make contact with someone, especially to communicate with them.
4. noun The distance or extent that something, or someone's arm, can extend.

stretch — full definition

1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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