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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alberico	ahl-be-REE-ko	Italian
Armas	AHR-mahs	Finnish
Batraz	-	Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
Cokkie	-	Dutch
Roly	-	English
Jennings	[dʒeniŋz]