Meaning of reach out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
   intransitive
2. To ask for help.
   intransitive
3. To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.
   intransitive
4. To try to contact someone, especially in order to give or get information, help, support, etc.
   intransitive, with-to

Equivalents

Examples

“He reached out to catch the falling snowflake.”

“His drug overdose was just him reaching out to you.”

“Reach out, touch faith!”

“Volunteering projects can be good ways to reach out.”

“The telecom company's slogan, "reach out and touch someone", played on the figurativeness of both verbs; informal military usage later adopted it jocularly as a euphemism for long-range kinetic activity.”

“The Chronicle reached out to Neely for comment about the emails Saturday afternoon, but did not receive a response in time for publication.”

“CNN has reached out to Jones but has not received a response.”

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