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Reach out to meaning

Reach out to is a phrasal verb that means to take the first step towards contacting people or offering them help.

Past simple
reached out to
Past participle
reached out to
-ing form
reaching out to

What reach out to means

B2

To take the first step towards contacting people or offering them help

The charity reaches out to families living alone.

Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does reach out to mean?

To take the first step towards contacting people or offering them help.

What is the past tense of reach out to?

Reached out to, which is also its past participle.

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