Word Study
reach out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb reach out has 3 senses
- reach out(v = verb.contact) reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" is one way to move
- reach out(v = verb.stative) extend, poke out - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" is one way to be
- reach out(v = verb.communication) Array - attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me" is one way to interact
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
THESAURUS
reach out
be lengthy, be prolonged, belong, carry, carry out, cover, crane, encompass, environ, extend, extend out, go, go out, hold, lie, outdistance, outlie, outrange, outreach, outstretch, range, range out, reach, run, span, sprawl, spread, stand on tiptoes, straddle, straggle, stretch, stretch out, surround, sweep, take in, thrust out
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