reach out

phrasal verb

reached out; reaching out; reaches out

: to make an effort to do something for other people

The church is reaching out to help the poor.

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Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or your idea for tariff of the week! —

Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024 Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 Newsweek reached out to Kennedy via email for comment. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Sinha is one of more than two dozen female founders and leaders to whom Forbes reached out to discuss the potential meaning of this historic moment. —

Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reach out