Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks";
Similiar / Same: achieve, attain, accomplish
Categories: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
Within this category: average, begin, come to, compass, culminate, reach, score, wangle
How to sign: reach a destination, either real or abstract
"We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts";
Similiar / Same: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make
Within this category: access, bottom out, breast, catch up, culminate, find, get through, ground, make, peak, scale, summit, top, top out
How to sign: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
"the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in t;
Similiar / Same: scope, range, ambit, compass, orbit
Categories: extent
Within this category: approximate range, confines, contrast, gamut, horizon, internationality, latitude, palette, spectrum, sweep
How to sign: to exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear";
Similiar / Same: strain, strive
Categories: drive, labor, labour, push, tug
Within this category: extend oneself, kill oneself, trouble oneself
