outreach

[out-reech, out-reech]

verb (used with object)

1. to reach beyond; exceed.

   The demand has outreached our supply.

2. Archaic.,  to reach out; extend.

verb (used without object)

1. to reach out.

noun

1. an act or instance of reaching out.

2. length or extent of reach.

3. the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.

adjective

1. concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc..

   an educational outreach program.

outreach

verb

1. (tr) to surpass in reach

2. (tr) to go beyond

3. to reach or cause to reach out

noun

1. the act or process of reaching out

2. the length or extent of reach

3. social welfare any systematic effort to provide unsolicited and predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it

4. (modifier) (of welfare work or workers) propagating take-up of a service by seeking out appropriate people and persuading them to accept what is judged good for them Compare detached

Word History and Origins

Origin of outreach¹

First recorded in 1560–70; out- + reach

Example Sentences

Automating the initial outreach in what is supposed to be a personal relationship between investor and founder could send the wrong message.

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These outreach trips have become a central part of how Bostic and other regional Fed presidents do their job.

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In their outreach, SEC officials have warned companies about potential violations of Regulation Fair Disclosure, some of the people said.

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"More than a decade of cuts to community policing and youth outreach programmes has meant school leaders, too often, find themselves with little or no support," says general secretary, Pepe Di'lasio.

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“This theft has made it extremely difficult for us to continue our weekly outreach,” the fundraising page reads.

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Related Words

• eclipse 
• outpace 
• outstrip 
• top