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reach back

UK
/riːtʃ bæk/
US
/riːtʃ bæk/

Translations

reach backverb
reached back
Past Simple
reached back
Past Participle
reaching back
Gerund
UK
/riːtʃ bæk/
US
/riːtʃ bæk/
se pencher en arrière pour attraper
She had to reach back to grab her purse from the back seat of the car.
Elle a dû se pencher en arrière pour attraper son sac à main sur la banquette arrière de la voiture.
Additional translations
faire remonter àS’emploie pour évoquer ou reprendre quelque chose du passé.
Synonyms
revert
return
go back
recall
retrace

Definitions

reach backverb
To extend one's arm backward in order to touch or grasp something.
She had to reach back to grab her purse from the back seat of the car.
To recall or refer to something from the past.
In his speech, the politician reached back to the values of the founding fathers.
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