(a) To stretch out (one's hand, limbs, tongue, etc.); ~ oute (forth, to); (b) to reach out with the hand or arm, stretch out one's hands or arms; ~ forth (oute); ~ up (upward), reach up with one's arms; ~ after (to), reach for (sth.); (c) to succeed in stretching with the hand, arm, etc.; ~ to (in-to, unto), succeed in reaching (sth.) by stretching; (d) of limbs: to stretch out, straighten.

(a) To take (sth.) in one's hand, lay hold of, grasp; also, take (water in the skirt of one's garment); (b) to take hold of (sb.), catch; catch (birds); take (sb. by the hand, arm, etc., a bull by the horns, a falcon by the head), seize; take (one's horse); ~ doun, pull (sth.) down, tear down, topple; ~ up, raise (sb. by the hand); (c) to obtain (sth.), acquire; seize (goods, treasure, etc.); take (sb.) by force; recover (Christianity), retrieve; of a flood: sweep (sb.) away; ~ to, gain (a kingdom); (d) ~ in, to pull in (a rein); ~ of, pull (sth.) off; ben raught henne, die; (e) to suffer (harm, trouble, etc.), receive; (f) to bring about (sth.), achieve; also, undertake (an adventure); ~ upon roum, achieve a clear or an open area.

(a) To touch (sth.), come into contact with; touch (sb.) with the hand; ~ to, !a succeed in touching (sth.); (b) to pierce (the brain or heart), penetrate; ~ blod, shed blood; ~ in-to, of light: penetrate into (a place), shine; ~ thurgh, penetrate (a joint of the body), pass through; ~ to, penetrate to (the bone, breast, root of the heart); also fig.; (c) to strike (sb. or sth.) with a weapon; ~ to, attack (sb.).

(a) To hand (sth. to sb.), give; grant (a kingdom or dwelling to sb.); also, give (sb. a kiss); ~ ceptre (coroune), crown (sb.); ~ ayen, return (sth. to sb.), hand back; ~ forth, hand (sth. to sb.); ~ up coroune, crown (sb., his horse); (b) ~ to, to hand (sth.) to (sb.), give; grant (a kingdom) to (sb.); hand over (a horse) to (sb.); reach (a spear) out to (sb.); (c) to give (sth.) to somebody; hand over (captives); give something to (sb.); ~ aye, hand (sth.) back, return; ~ up girdel, submit to fate, die; (d) to give (reverence, one's blessing, etc. to sb.); (e) to deal (a blow to sb.), strike; ~ to, deal (a blow) to (sb.).

(a) To go, proceed; also, come; -- also refl.; (b) ~ to, to succeed in getting to (a place, sb., a stag), manage to reach; ~ up to, succeed in getting as high as (a goal); (c) ~ to, to equal (the goodness or renown of sb., the love shown by God); merit (reverence); ~ to (til, unto), achieve (honor, happiness, joys), attain; (d) to come to (sb., a place), succeed in reaching, approach, arrive at; also fig.; (e) of smoke, a smell, etc.: to rise; ~ up; ~ to (in-to, til, unto), ~ up to, rise as far as (heaven); (f) ~ oute of slepe, to wake up suddenly, start up out of sleep.

(a) To comprehend, understand; comprehend (sth.), master; succeed in learning (sth.), attain to; ~ to, adopt (a terminology) for (oneself); ~ until, understand (sth.); (b) with inf.: to manage (to do sth.), succeed (in doing sth.); also, be sufficient (to do sth.).

(a) To extend, stretch in size, reach; of hair, a mantle, etc.: hang, fall; also fig.; ppl. rechande as adj., of an argument: far-reaching; (b) ~ from..to (unto), to extend from (one place) to (another place); ~ from..until, extend from (one time) to (another time); ~ to (til, unto), extend as far as (a place or point); (c) to amount to; ~ to, amount to (a sum of money).

(a) To increase in area or length, expand, stretch; ~ along, ~ oute; ppl. reched, elongated, stretched; ppl. reching, able to stretch, elastic; (b) ~ oute, to extend (a wing of an army); ~ to, send or extend (a branch of a vein) to (a part of the body); (c) to stretch (Christ) on the cross; ~ on rode (tre; (d) of Christ: to be stretched on the cross; (e) to expand (one's power), extend.