verb (used with object)
- to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- Archaic. to reach out; extend.
verb (used without object)
- to reach out.
noun
- an act or instance of reaching out.
- length or extent of reach.
- the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.
adjective
- concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc.: an educational outreach program.
verb (ˌaʊtˈriːtʃ)
- (tr) to surpass in reach
- (tr) to go beyond
- to reach or cause to reach out
noun (ˈaʊtˌriːtʃ)
- the act or process of reaching out
- the length or extent of reach
- social welfare any systematic effort to provide unsolicited and predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it
- (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 themCompare detached (def. 3)
n.“an organization’s involvement in the community,” 1870, from out + reach (v.). The verb (c.1400) tends to be used in literal senses.