'reach out' definitions:
Definition of 'reach out'
(from WordNet)
verb
Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" [syn: reach, reach out]
verb
Reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: extend, poke out, reach out]
verb
Attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
Synonyms of 'reach out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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