How to Pronounce "reach toward"
expression
ˈɹitʃ/ /ˈtɔɹd/, /təˈwɔɹd
REECH-tord, tuh-WORD
ɹˈiːtʃ/ /tʊwˈɔːd
reech-tuh-WAWD
Definition
To extend your arm or hand in the direction of something you want to touch, grab, or get closer to.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹitʃ/ /ˈtɔɹd/, /təˈwɔɹd
British English
ɹˈiːtʃ/ /tʊwˈɔːd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
REECH-tord, tuh-WORD
UK
reech-tuh-WAWD
Listen in Context
He reached toward the shelf to get a book.
The child reached toward his mother for comfort.
She reached toward the door to open it.
I reached toward the lamp but knocked it over by accident.