“reach”

To successfully arrive at or achieve something through effort.

“After years of grueling practice, she finally attained the summit before dawn.”

Best for: Works well in formal writing or goal-oriented contexts where effort is implied.

To arrive at or pierce into a subject, place, or threshold.

“The expedition broached the canyon's edge just as the storm began to lift.”

Best for: Useful when crossing into new or sensitive territory, literal or figurative.

To overcome and rise to the top of a challenge or physical height.

“He surmounted every obstacle the mountain placed before him.”

Best for: Best for dramatic contexts involving struggle, triumph, or elevation.

To arrive at or enter into a position, agreement, or place.

“She acceded to the highest office in the land before her thirtieth year.”

Best for: Suited to formal, legal, or political writing with a sense of arrival into power.

To reach into and shape or put something into proper order or condition.

“His hands fettled the broken latch until the gate finally swung free.”

Best for: Rare and tactile; best for craft, rural, or dialect-flavored prose.

To reach into and encroach upon or make forceful contact with something.

“The floodwaters impinged upon the village's last dry street by nightfall.”

Best for: Punchy in contexts where reaching implies intrusion, pressure, or collision.