reach out to someone
reach
noun[ U ]
us/ritʃ/

reachnoun[U] (STRETCH)

the distance to which you can put out your arm and touch something:
All medicines should be kept out of the reach of children.

reach | Business English

reach
verb[ T ]
uk /riːtʃ/us
to get to a particular high or higher level:
Profits are expected to reach $11.2 billion in the hotel industry next year.
reach a record/an all-time highStocks reached a record 10-month high.
MARKETING
to succeed in advertising or selling a product or service to a particular group of people:
The internet is a major tool for reaching new customers.
to achieve something after careful thought or discussion:
reach a conclusion/decision
reach a compromise/deal
 reach (an) agreement on sth
to make an agreement after careful thought or discussion:
The company is understood to have reached an agreement with its principal backers.
The four leaders reached agreement on an $820 million state construction program.
to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email:
He's out of the office right now, but I'll try and reach him on his cellphone.
If you can't get through on the phone, you can always reach us by email.
reach
noun
uk /riːtʃ/us
[ S ] MARKETING
the number of people that a company is able to advertise or sell a product or service to:
a broad/global/international reach
advertising/business/market reach
The company's reach has expanded from 170 million users last year to more than 500 million this year.
expand/extend/increase your reachThe merger will double the size of the company and extend its reach into larger markets in six additional states.
 reaches[ plural ]
the highest or lowest levels of an organization or system:
the higher/lower/upper reaches of sthMany shares on the lower reaches of the stock market have enjoyed a buoyant run.
 beyond/out of (sb's) reach(alsobeyond/out of the reach of sb)
that someone is not able to get or buy:
Now even small starter homes are priced out of the reach of low-income working people.
 within (sb's) reach(alsowithin the reach of sb)
that someone is able to get or buy:
She felt that the job she had always wanted was finally within reach.
A high percentage of these homes are within financial reach of moderate-income families.

Examples of reach

reach
Through the process of decoding, a critical perspective can be reached on the reality previously perceived as impenetrable.
In the event that no agreement n np is reached, production and wages are zero.
The probabilistic weight reached by this factor is among the highest of all (0.75).
Our evidence in support of this position is that the grammatical person constraint reaches statistical significance for every age group.
By the mid to late 1980s, defiance had reached a point where the government had clearly lost control.
During the period economic decline reached a level much higher than in the previous twenty years.
Call-by-name does no reduction, call-by-value reduces until the argument reaches a weak head normal form, and our closed strategy does additional reduction.
Reading these strings from the initial state, one reaches that state.
Users are often forced to rephrase their questions, until a form the system can understand is reached.
I reached this conclusion with substantial unease and turmoil.
Hence, if the use of the technology is perceived as transgression, then the taboo has been reached.
As the song approaches its end, it reaches for jouissance.
However, the expenditure curve cannot continue falling indefinitely, but reaches a point where well-being is critical.
In the following years, an understanding was reached between the two religious communities that did not involve the conversion of or phans.
Finally, the small open economy reaches the new steady-state with a higher stock of foreign assets.
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Collocations withreach

reach

These are words often used in combination with reach.

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broad reach
Because of its broadreach, dream research offers the possibility of bridging the gaps in these fields.
easy reach
It is likely that weaving prospered and partly relocated towards areas within easyreach of the army contractors.
long reach
Allowing for fast reactions, and with a long reach, the rapier was well suited to civilian combat in the 16th17th centuries.
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