to stretch forth

Examples

• All

• My companion stretched forth his hand against his comrade; he has broken his covenant.

  Blog text (30)

• Weeping in joy, William reaches to hug them, but his father stretches forth a forbidding hand.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And Africa shall stretch forth her arms!

  Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

• And Ethiopia stretched forth her arms again.

  A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

• She stretched forth her hand and let her fingers open slightly.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "Come, let's have a great hug," said Mae, stretching forth her arms.

  Fiction book (1999)

• And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

  Academic text (1996)

• Finn stretched forth his hands as if supplicating and let them drop.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Meredydd stretched forth a hand to caress the satiny wood, running astonished fingers from prow to sternpost.

  Fiction book (1992)

• And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying unto Aaron, "Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt."

  Blog text (6)

Synonyms

R

to reach

vsto stretch forth

∞ 1.0

Stretch out to touch or get something that is far

is used for general pushing forward rather than seeking contact

S

to stretch

vsto stretch forth

285 1.0

Make something longer or wider by pulling it

is about pushing or thrusting a part toward a direction rather than changing size

E

to extend

vsto stretch forth

265 2.7

To reach out with your body or make something longer

is about directing a part toward something rather than changing length

H

to hold out

vsto stretch forth

89 3.5

To put a hand forward to show or give something

is more about pushing a limb toward something than offering it

R

to reach out

vsto stretch forth

73 2.7

To stretch a hand toward something to touch it

is more about directing something toward a target rather than general outward movement

S

to stick out

vsto stretch forth

61 3.2

To extend beyond a surface or edge

is used for purposeful pushing toward something rather than mere protrusion

S

to stretch out

vsto stretch forth

20 3.4

Move part of your body, for example your arm, to reach or see something

is about directing a part toward something rather than easing posture

P

to put out

vsto stretch forth

18 3.4

Hold a part of your body away from you, like a hand

is focused on moving a part toward a direction rather than merely placing away

P

to poke out

vsto stretch forth

16 3.5

To stick out from something like a wall or table

is a deliberate move toward something rather than a small outward push

S

sticking out

vsto stretch forth

15 2.9

Coming out past a surface so it can be seen

is more about directed movement toward something rather than static projection

O

to outstretch

vsto stretch forth

9 3.9

To make something reach forward, like an arm or wing

is about moving toward a point rather than maximizing outward length

S

to spread out

vsto stretch forth

4 3.2

To turn a body part outward from the middle

is about thrusting a part toward something rather than rotating it away from center

E

to exsert

vsto stretch forth

• Specialized

9.9

To stick out from something

is a directed action toward something rather than simple outward projection

Antonyms

W

to withdraw

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

R

to retract

25 5.6

To pull something back so it is no longer sticking out

How Far

to extend

265 2.7

to stretch forth

1 6.1

to reach

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology