unreached

«unreached» in Mova's school dictionary: Not yet reached or got to: an unreached goal, an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unreached)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not yet reached or got to: an unreached goal, an unreached place. tree →

2) (of people) Not yet contacted or helped. tree →

sense in the lessons

Rare word, used for goals and targets, far places, or people a message or service has not got to. In maths, an unreached target means the total is still below the target.

examples

• The top of the mountain remained unreached. tree →
• Her goal of reading 50 books stayed unreached: she read 42. tree →
• Some villages are still unreached by roads. tree →
• The charity tries to help families who are still unreached. tree →
• Several targets were left unreached at the end of the term. tree →
• The ball rolled to an unreached corner under the bed. tree →

note

Takes «an». Not a common word; everyday speech says «not reached yet». In numbers: amount still needed = target − amount so far (50 − 42 = 8).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unreached» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.