Dic: reach out

• He reached out, but there was no one to take hold of.
• I reached out and grabbed onto the first thing I could get hold of.
• If you are that lonely, you ought to reach out. Get to know some new friends.
• I need to reach out more and meet people.
• Don reached out after Doris, but she slipped away before he could get a good hold on her.
• Doris reached out for the door, but it slammed closed.
• I was going through a hard time, and Johnny really reached out to me during that period.
• He used his dance company as a way of reaching out to African-American youth.

1. reach out :
   (1) Lit. to extend one's grasp outward.
   (2) Fig. to enlarge one's circle of friends and experiences.
2. reach out (after someone or something) and reach out (for something) : to extend one's grasp to someone or something.
3. reach out (to somebody) : to make a special effort to communicate with or help someone.

..... http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/reach+out