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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
unreach en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + reach.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) Failure to reach
We outreach for our own sake and need — not looking for the neediest recipient but instead searching for the guilt-resolve that fits best within our schedule. There is an inherent problem with this sort of unreach.
2005, Mark Steele, Flashbang: How I Got Over Myself:
Relateds
reachlessness
unreach en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + reach.
Meanings
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(transitive) To fail to reach
To reach the Self, then, one has simply to 'unreach' all objects. The Self is ever-manifest, self-revealing.
1990, G. C. Pande, Foundations of Indian Culture:We go over ground that we have traversed many times before, and reach conclusions only to unreach them again, and the whole ends, as usual, in floods of tears and mutual professions of esteem.
2015, E. M. Delafield, The Provincial Lady Goes Further:
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