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Reaching vs Reached - What's the difference?

reaching | reached |

As verbs the difference between reaching and reached

is that reaching is present participle of lang=en while reached is past tense of reach.

As a noun reaching

is sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.

reaching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * far-reaching

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.

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    reached

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (reach)

    • Related terms

    * far-reached

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