apīscor — meaning in English

English meaning

• pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.

Senses

apīscor is used for these senses in English:

• pursue (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
• pursue (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). [from late 14th c.]
• reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.

pursue — full definition

1. verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
2. verb To work toward or continue with a goal, activity, or career.

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.

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