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REACH OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attempt to communicate
Example:
I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "reach out" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reach out"):
draw out (cause to speak)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
Example:
Government reaches out to the people
Synonyms:
reach; reach out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "reach out" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Reach outward in space
Example:
The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "reach out" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Context examples:
If you are interested in signing a business partner or collaborator, do so on January 23 when Venus, the planet that rules your career, will reach out to Jupiter, the planet of profit (among other things), in Capricorn.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The other magical day for buying, selling, or renting space, or selling or buying furniture will be March 27 when Venus in Taurus, your home sector, will reach out to Jupiter in Capricorn, your confidential twelfth house.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Your first indication that your professional luck is suddenly about to glitter will arrive on December 15, when Uranus, the planet of surprise, will reach out to benefic Jupiter in your prestigious tenth house of fame and honors.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
