noun
Meaning 1
The act of reaching out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outreach
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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outʹrēch
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/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/
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rhymes with -iːtʃ
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out-rēchʹ
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/aʊtˈɹiːtʃ/
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CMU ARPABET: AW1 T R IY2 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of reaching out.
The act of raising awareness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The extent or length of one's reach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- He is involved in social outreach, education and environmental initiatives.
- an outreach program for people who cannot read
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To reach further than.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To surpass or exceed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To go too far.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
the act of reaching out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the outreach toward truth of the human spirit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reach, reaching, stretch
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English reach English outreach From out- + reach.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: протягане (protjagane) — act
- Finnish: ojentaminen — act
- French: atteinte — act
- German: Handreichung — act
- Italian: sensibilizzazione — act
- Polish: wyciąganie ręki — act
- Bulgarian: обсег (obseg) — extent
- Finnish: ulottuvuus — extent
- French: portée — extent
- French: étendue — extent
- Galician: extensión — extent
- German: Reichweite — extent
- Italian: estensione — extent
- Polish: zasięg — extent
- Polish: zakres — extent
- Polish: rozpiętość — extent
- Portuguese: extensão — extent
- Serbo-Croatian: doseg — extent
- Serbo-Croatian: dohvat — extent
- Spanish: alcance — extent
- Finnish: kenttätyö — practice
- German: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit — practice
- German: Streetwork — practice
- Polish: działanie pomocowe w terenie — practice
- Portuguese: extensão — practice
- Spanish: actividades de difusión/extensión — practice
- Spanish: ayuda/asistencia comunitaria — practice
- Vietnamese: (sự) tiếp cận — practice
- Bulgarian: протягам се (protjagam se) — to reach further than
- Catalan: divulgar — to reach further than
- Dutch: overtreffen — to reach further than
- Finnish: ulottua pidemmälle — to reach further than
- French: dépasser — to reach further than
- German: größere Kreise erreichen — to reach further than
- Polish: przekraczać granice — to reach further than
- Polish: przekroczyć granice — to reach further than
- Serbo-Croatian: premašiti — to reach further than
- Finnish: ylittää — to surpass or exceed
- French: dépasser — to surpass or exceed
- German: übertrumpfen — to surpass or exceed
- Polish: przekraczać granice — to surpass or exceed
- Polish: przekroczyć granice — to surpass or exceed
- Finnish: tehdä kenttätyötä — to provide charitable or religious services
- German: streetworken — to provide charitable or religious services
- German: missionieren — to provide charitable or religious services
- Polish: prowadzić działania pomocowe w terenie — to provide charitable or religious services
Real reading context