reach out

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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. extender la mano
Reach out and grab a stronger branch so you don't fall out of the tree.Extiende la mano y agarra una rama más fuerte para no caerte del árbol.
b. alargar la mano
The special effects were so realistic that we thought the people in the film would reach out and touch us.Los efectos especiales fueron tan realistas que pensamos que la gente de la película alargaría la mano y nos tocaría.
a. llegar
The missionaries traveled around the world to reach out to impoverished communities.Los misioneros viajaron por todo el mundo para llegar a las comunidades empobrecidas.
b. contactar
Maria reached out to her professors to thank them for their letters of recommendation.María contactó a sus profesores para agradecerles por sus cartas de recomendación.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. alargar
The two men reached out their hands to greet each other.Los dos hombres alargaron las manos para saludarse.
b. extender
We decided to reach out a hand and help our neighbors, whose house burnt down in a fire.Decidimos extender la mano y en ayudar a nuestros vecinos cuya casa se quemó en un incendio.
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