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Reach out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something. intransitive

    "He reached out to catch the falling snowflake."

  2. 2
    attempt to communicate wordnet
  3. 3
    To ask for help. intransitive

    "His drug overdose was just him reaching out to you."

  4. 4
    move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense wordnet
  5. 5
    To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances. intransitive

    "Volunteering projects can be good ways to reach out."

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  1. 6
    reach outward in space wordnet
  2. 7
    To try to contact someone, especially in order to give or get information, help, support, etc. intransitive, with-to

    "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."

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