to reach out
73
2.7
- phrasal verb
- /riːtʃ aʊt/
:
extender la mano
- And from my window, I could have reached out and touched her face.
- reach out a hand
- reach out to touch
- reach out an arm
One of them is through neurons that reach out into the body and sense things.
- One of them is through neurons that reach out into the body and sense things.
- And it's like a hand has reached out and taken yours.
- Dendrites are the little branches or processes that reach out both from the bottom of these cells.
- Some of them, like the Voyager reach out really far and they have some stuff, stuff on them.
- The field extends out there as a funnel, a distinct gravity funnel reaching out into clear space.
- It's like watching a, a, a gymnast with a routine that they're just able to reach out into the ether and grab something and pull it in.
- The big gigantic ancient Redwood trees are reaching out roots.
- John's pity reached out to an anthropologist.
- It cannot be happy with being a void that reaches out to another void that is not going to cut it.
Examples
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From my seat, I could reach out and grab the book on the shelf.
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You just have to... reach out and touch them.
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Each part of the flower looks like you could reach out and touch it and it's completely beautiful.
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I'm just gonna reach out and touch somebody.
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He, he was surrounded by crowds of people reaching out to touch him.
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I can't believe I can actually reach out and touch you.
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As their respective groups merged to circle, he reached out and took her hand.
Fiction book (1991) -
The warmth that radiated from his eyes seemed to reach out and enfold her.
Fiction book (1990) -
He reached out his hand to help her get up from the ground.
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The branches of the tree reached out over the path, providing shade.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Stretch out to touch or get something that is far
805
2.5
To grow larger in size, amount, or importance
664
1.6
To put a thin layer over a surface
285
1.0
Make something longer or wider by pulling it
265
2.7
To reach out with your body or make something longer
89
3.5
To put a hand forward to show or give something
61
3.2
To extend beyond a surface or edge
58
3.4
Reach up to a certain point or limit
30
3.7
To spread out from one point in different directions
23
4.3
To stick out from a surface
20
3.4
Move part of your body, for example your arm, to reach or see something
18
3.4
Hold a part of your body away from you, like a hand
16
3.2
To move something outward using force
16
3.5
To stick out from something like a wall or table
13
6.7
To turn something outward, especially fingers or toes
9
3.4
To stick out from a surface like a rock or shelf
8
5.0
To spread outward from a central point
6
3.9
To move outward in a wide, sweeping motion
4
3.2
To turn a body part outward from the middle
2
4.2
To continue for a long distance along a narrow area
2
4.8
Push something outward suddenly and strongly
1
6.1
To reach out a hand or arm toward something to offer help
1
3.8
To become wider at one end like a dress or vase
1
4.2
To reach farther than something else, for example an arm or bridge
To stick out from something
Antonyms
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal spatial sense ('extend or stretch outward') is directly derivable from combining 'reach' and 'out', but the frequent interpersonal sense ('contact someone') is a metaphorical extension of physical reaching and relies on conventionalized phrasal-verb usage. Because the contact meaning is partly predictable yet not fully literal, it is best judged semi-transparent for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Reach out has the literal picture of extending your arm out to reach and touch or grab something just beyond you, like reaching for a branch, so it means 'to extend or stretch outward in space or direction'.