reach for



reach for someone or something

to extend one's grasp to someone or something. I reached for my father, but he wasn't there. I reached for a pen, but I only had a pencil.
See also: reach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Acreman['eikəmən]
Cili-Hungarian
GracieGRAY-seeEnglish
Fungai-Southern African, Shona
Blazh-Medieval Slavic
Momokamo-mo-kahJapanese