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"(intransitive) To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something."
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"(intransitive) To ask for help."
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"To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances."
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"(intransitive) To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances."
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"ref": "2018 January 26, Bre Bradham, Nathan Luzum, Xinchen Li and Kenrick Cai, \"Grad program director steps down after warning students not to speak Chinese\" The Chronicle (Duke University:)",
"text": "The Chronicle reached out to Neely for comment about the emails Saturday afternoon, but did not receive a response in time for publication."
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"To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact."
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"(intransitive, originally business, followed by to) To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact."
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"word": "ottaa yhteyttä johonkin"
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "zu erreichen versuchen"
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "tentar contato"
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"_dis1": "2 5 2 91",
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"roman": "svjazatʹsja",
"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"(intransitive) To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances."
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "ojentaa (kätensä)"
},
{
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "tendre la main"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "wegstrecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "die Hand ausstrecken"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "kinyújtja a kezét"
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{
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
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{
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"word": "mānenei"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "whakakautoro"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "estender a mão"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to extend one's hand",
"word": "esticar a mão"
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{
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "pyytää apua"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "demander de l’aide"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "pedir axuda"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "buscar axuda"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "um Hilfe ersuchen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "um Hilfe bitten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "chiedere aiuto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "chiedere una mano"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "pedir uma mão"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to ask for help",
"word": "pedir ayuda"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make more friends",
"word": "saada uusia ystäviä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make more friends",
"word": "den Freundeskreis erweitern"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make more friends",
"word": "fare conoscenza"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make more friends",
"word": "dar-se bem com alguém"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "ottaa yhteyttä johonkin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "zu erreichen versuchen"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "contattare"
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"word": "nawiązywać kontakt"
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"word": "nawiązać kontakt"
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
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"word": "odzywać się"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"tags": [
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"word": "odezwać się"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "tentar contato"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "svjazatʹsja",
"sense": "to attempt to initiate communication",
"word": "связаться"
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"word": "reach out"
}
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