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.

Examples of reach out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Google reached out to me after that article, to emphasize that the benefits are more significant for users: Adding a passkey to a Google account protects all the services and accounts that can be accessed by that sign in. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Criticism focused on police, transparency The Observer also reached out to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Charlotte Fire Department about the facility. —Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025

Push House Resolution Almost Half of Democrats Say a Third Party Is Necessary—Poll Newsweek also reached out to Miller-Meeks' campaign via email for comment. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

Fox News Digital reached out to the study authors for comment. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025

Rhymes for reach out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout