reach out
Extend a hand
Reach out means to extend one's hand or arm toward something, but the figurative sense now dominates: to make contact, especially to offer or seek help.
Reach out if you need anything.
She reached out to old colleagues about the job opening.
The phrase has become corporate and therapeutic jargon, sometimes mocked for replacing simpler words like call or email.
Exchange thoughts with others
- connectJoin or link
- touch baseCommunicate briefly to update
- callContact by phone
- emailDigital written communication
get in touch · message · text · phone · write · notify · ping · follow up
Assistance given
- assistTo give support
- offerProposal to provide
- lend a handOffer assistance to someone
- comfortEase or soothing relief
console · empathize · care · concern · kindness · compassion · solidarity · encourage
Organized effort toward goal
- communityCollective of connected people
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
initiative · program · nonprofit · volunteer · mobilize · grassroots · service · mission
communicate
Exchange thoughts with others
- connectJoin or link
- touch baseCommunicate briefly to update
- callContact by phone
get in touch · email · message · text · phone · write · notify · ping · follow up · check in
help
Assistance given
- assistTo give support
- offerProposal to provide
- lend a handOffer assistance to someone
comfort · console · empathize · care · concern · kindness · compassion · solidarity · encourage · uplift
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- communityCollective of connected people
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- advocacyPleading for a cause
awareness · initiative · program · nonprofit · volunteer · mobilize · grassroots · service · mission · cause
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- ways to contactphone call, ring up, dial in, buzz, page
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- foster relationshipslisten, communicate, trust, empathy, support
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- social actionsinteract, communicate, connect, socialize, engage