Verb: reach out ,reech'awt
- Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
"Government reaches out to the people";
- reach
- Attempt to communicate
"I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
- Reach outward in space
"The awning reaches out several feet over the pavement";
- extend, poke out
Derived forms: reaching out, reached out, reaches out
See also: extend to