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reach out

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  • verb intransitive To extend one's hand(s) forward.
  • verb intransitive to ask for help
  • verb intransitive to attempt to initiate communication (with someone)
  • verb intransitive to make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
  • verb reach outward in space
  • verb attempt to communicate

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synonyms (36)

Words with the same meaning

  1. be lengthy
  2. be prolonged
  3. belong
  4. carry
  5. carry out
  6. cover
  7. crane
  8. encompass
  9. environ
  10. extend
  11. extend out
  12. go
  13. go out
  14. hold
  15. lie
  16. outdistance
  17. outlie
  18. outrange
  19. outreach
  20. outstretch
  21. range
  22. range out
  23. reach
  24. run
  25. span
  26. sprawl
  27. spread
  28. stand on tiptoes
  29. straddle
  30. straggle
  31. stretch
  32. stretch out
  33. surround
  34. sweep
  35. take in
  36. thrust out

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. be
  2. move

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