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go out to sb

phrasal verb with go
 
/ɡəʊ/
 
US  /ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

If your thoughts or sympathies go out to someone in a difficult or sad situation, you think of them and feel sorry for them: Our deepest sympathies go out to her husband and children.Sympathy and compassion
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