reach out

Verb

• attempt to communicate
  • I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me
    

• reach outward in space
  • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
    

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
  • Government reaches out to the people
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  extend , poke out , reach