outreach
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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)
3.
to reach out.
noun
4.
an act or instance of reaching out.
5.
length or extent of reach.
6.
the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.
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adjective
7.
concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc.: an educational outreach program.
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| outreach | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to surpass in reach |
| 2. | (tr) to go beyond |
| 3. | to reach or cause to reach out |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or process of reaching out |
| 5. | the length or extent of reach |
| 6. | social welfare any systematic effort to provide unsolicited and predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it |
| 7. | (modifier) Compare detached (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 |
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Example sentences
For now, a game of horseshoes sends echoing clanks, as outreach workers conduct interviews and raindrops thrum the tent tops.
Targeted outreach to talented bloggers, improv performers, and stand-ups would help widen the field of applicants.
Maybe the presenters have to do better outreach to get the attention of the student set.
We'll be doing an outreach event at the school in a week.
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