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Reach out
Meaning
- A professional or polite way to say you will contact or speak with someone. It suggests a desire for connection or information.
Corporate, polite
Used in a sentence
- Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the contract.
- I will reach out to the catering company to confirm the final headcount.
- She reached out to an old colleague to ask for some advice on her career change.
The backstory
Originally a metaphorical expression about physically reaching toward someone, it was co-opted by corporate culture in the 1980s and has since become a ubiquitous email greeting.
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