outreach

out·reach

noun

Outreach is defined as reaching out to others, or becoming involved in a community or effort.

When an organization reaches out to citizens in a community to help them find food and shelter, this is an example of outreach.

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outreach

to reach farther (than); exceed; surpass
to reach out; extend

the act of reaching out
the extent of reach
1. a program, as by a local church or business, for extending assistance, services, etc. to the community, esp. as an act of charity or goodwill
2. activities or services undertaken by such a program

designating or of a program designed to provide outreach

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outreach

verb

out·reached, out·reach·ing, out·reach·es

verb

transitive

To surpass (another) in reach: She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match.
To be more or greater than; exceed: Demand has outreached supply.

verb

intransitive

To go too far.
To reach out.

noun

The act or process of reaching out.
Extent or length of reach: the vast outreach of technology; the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits, as to particular segments of a community: an educational outreach to illiterate adults.

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Noun

(plural outreaches)

The act or practice of visiting and providing the services (of a charity or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.
The extent or length of something.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present outreaches, present participle outreaching, simple past and past participle outreached)

To reach further than; to surpass or exceed; to go too far.
To provide charitable services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.

Origin

out + reach

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