outreach

[v. out-reech; n., adj. out-reech] /v. ˌaʊtˈritʃ; n., adj. ˈaʊtˌritʃ/
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.
adjective
7.
concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc.:
an educational outreach program.
Origin
1560-70; out- + reach
Examples from the web for outreach
  • Here, too, the administration's outreach has been aggressive.
  • Moreover, my outreach as an administrator can't be conducted in my native language of social science.
  • And he encourages students to turn their research groups into community-outreach groups.
  • Or maybe the print part of the gig is now the ancillary outreach.
  • They also spoke with animal welfare workers and gang outreach pros.
  • But when it comes to outreach, it's the perfect entry-level model for atomic structure.
  • Any such process of political outreach will take time and effort to prepare, let alone conclude.
  • Targeted outreach to talented bloggers, improv performers, and stand-ups would help widen the field of applicants.
  • Despite the millions of dollars devoted to research and outreach, malaria has largely evaded our best efforts at eradication.
  • We'll be doing an outreach event at the school in a week.
British Dictionary definitions for outreach

outreach

verb (ˌaʊtˈriːtʃ)
1.
(transitive) to surpass in reach
2.
(transitive) to go beyond
3.
to reach or cause to reach out
noun (ˈaʊtˌriːtʃ)
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) (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 (sense 3)
Word Origin and History for outreach
n.

"an organization's involvement in the community," 1870, from out + reach (v.). The verb (c.1400) tends to be used in literal senses.