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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

reach out/reach

Hello,
I found this sentence in a dictionary: "She reached out to touch his face." Can we also say: "She reached to his face", "She reached for his face." or "She reached out to his face."? I have to admit that "She reached for his face" and "She reached out to his face" sound a little odd to me.

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Gene93 I have to admit that "She reached for his face" and "She reached out to his face" sound a little odd to me. Me, too. And so does your third option.

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 I have to admit that "She reached for his face" and "She reached out to his face" sound a little odd to me.
  • Me, too.
  • And so does your third option.
  • Gene93 She reached out to touch his face.
  • Only that one indicates the gesture and its purpose clearly and natively.
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Gene93 I have to admit that "She reached for his face" and "She reached out to his face" sound a little odd to me.
Me, too. And so does your third option.
Gene93She reached out to touch his face.
Only that one indicates the gesture and its purpose clearly and natively.
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Gene93Can we also say: "She reached to his face", "She reached for his face."
No. She reached for her gun.
Gene93She reached out to his face.
No. She reached out to her family for help.

CJ
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Thank you both. How else can we put it? "She reached out to touch his face" seems to be the only natural choice.
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Gene93 How else can we put it? "She reached out to touch his face" seems to be the only natural choice.
Yup.
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Well, that's that then. Thank you. Emotion: smile
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