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reaching around

/ˈriːtʃɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

Translations

reach aroundverb

reaching around

Gerund

reached around

Past Simple

reached around

Past Participle

reaching around

Gerund

/riːtʃ əˈraʊnd/

passer le bras autour dePour indiquer qu’on étend le bras autour de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un afin d’atteindre un objet.

She had to reach around the large box to grab the pen.

Elle a dû passer le bras autour de la grande boîte pour attraper le stylo.

Additional translations

tendre le bras autour deVariante plus littérale, employée dans un contexte descriptif.

Synonyms

reach behind

feel around

thread one's arm around

loop one's arm around

slip one's arm around

put one's arm around

stretch around

reach past

reach across

reach over

reach aroundverb

To extend one's arm or hand around something or someone to touch or grasp something on the other side.

She had to reach around the large box to grab the pen that had rolled off the table.