Dictionary

reach out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
   • He reached out to catch the falling snowflake.
2. (intransitive) To ask for help.
   • Reach out, touch faith! 1989, “Personal Jesus”, in Martin L. Gore (lyrics), Personal Jesus, performed by Depeche Mode:
   • His drug overdose was just him reaching out to you.
3. (intransitive) To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.
   • Volunteering projects can be good ways to reach out.
4. (intransitive, with-to) To try to contact someone, especially in order to give or get information, help, support, etc.
   • CNN has reached out to Jones but has not received a response. 2025 March 13, Hilary Whiteman, “US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat”, in CNN:
   • Feel free to reach out if you need someone to talk to.
   • The Chronicle reached out to Neely for comment about the emails Saturday afternoon, but did not receive a response in time for publication. 2018 January 26, Bre Bradham, Nathan Luzum, Xinchen Li and Kenrick Cai, "Grad program director steps down after warning students not to speak Chinese" The Chronicle (Duke University:)
   • We're reaching out to key clients to inform them of our new promotional package.

Forms

Translations (46)

de die Hand ausstrecken (to extend one's hand) · pl zawrzeć nowe znajomości (to make more friends) · fi pyytää apua (to ask for help) · gl buscar axuda (to ask for help) · de wegstrecken (to extend one's hand) · pl nawiązać kontakt (to attempt to initiate communication) · de um Hilfe bitten (to ask for help) · it chiedere aiuto (to ask for help) · pl nawiązywać kontakt (to attempt to initiate communication) · de den Freundeskreis erweitern (to make more friends) · pl kontaktować się (to attempt to initiate communication) · fi ottaa yhteyttä johonkin (to attempt to initiate communication) · de zu erreichen versuchen (to attempt to initiate communication) · pl poprosić o pomoc (to ask for help) · mi rou (to extend one's hand) · pt esticar a mão (to extend one's hand) · mi manei (to extend one's hand) · pl wyciągnąć rękę (to extend one's hand) · it fare conoscenza (to make more friends) · es tender la mano (to extend one's hand) · gl estender a man (to extend one's hand) · pl odzywać się (to attempt to initiate communication) · pt dar-se bem com alguém (to make more friends) · gl pedir axuda (to ask for help) · mi mānenei (to extend one's hand) · es pedir ayuda (to ask for help) · pt tentar contato (to attempt to initiate communication) · it protendersi (to extend one's hand) · pl wyciągać rękę (to extend one's hand) · fi ojentaa (kätensä) (to extend one's hand) · mi whakakautoro (to extend one's hand) · fi saada uusia ystäviä (to make more friends) · pt pedir uma mão (to ask for help) · de um Hilfe ersuchen (to ask for help) · fr demander de l’aide (to ask for help) · fr tendre la main (to extend one's hand) · it contattare (to attempt to initiate communication) · pl skontaktować się (to attempt to initiate communication) · it chiedere una mano (to ask for help) · pl prosić o pomoc (to ask for help) · hu kinyújtja a kezét (to extend one's hand) · pl odezwać się (to attempt to initiate communication) · pt estender a mão (to extend one's hand) · gl contactar (to attempt to initiate communication) · ru связаться (to attempt to initiate communication) · pl zawierać nowe znajomości (to make more friends)