outreach

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verb

out·​reach ˌau̇t-ˈrēch 

outreached; outreaching; outreaches

transitive verb

1

a

: to surpass in reach

b

: exceed

the demand outreaches the supply

2

: to get the better of by trickery

intransitive verb

1

: to go too far

2

: to reach out

outreach

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noun

out·​reach ˈau̇t-ˌrēch 

1

: the act of reaching out

2

: the extent or limit of reach

the outreach of the Ohio floods

—Clifton Johnson

3

: the extending of services or assistance beyond current or usual limits

an outreach program

also : the extent of such services or assistance

Synonyms

Verb

• break
• exceed
• outrun
• overpass
• overreach
• overrun
• overshoot
• overstep
• surpass
• transcend

Examples of outreach in a Sentence

Verb

The singer's talent outreaches the dull songs she is asked to perform.

Noun

He is responsible for the campaign's outreach to college students.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Adaptive programs address these challenges by allowing B2B frontline marketers to respond to real-time buyer signals, tailor their outreach, and align their efforts across multiple channels and touchpoints. —Forrester, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Portnoy also noted that the White House never followed up after the initial outreach. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025

Now, some of the desire for election integrity has fallen off because of outreach and because President Donald Trump won, McGrane, a Republican, told the Idaho Statesman. —Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025

Trump's outreach comes amid tensions The White House confirmed that Trump's letter to Iran’s leaders is seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. —TIME, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1568, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outreach

• beseech
• impeach
• beach
• beech
• bleach
• breach
• breech
• each
• keech
• leach
• leech
• meech