outreached; outreaching; outreaches
Synonyms of outreach

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
1
: the act of reaching out
2
: the extent or limit of reach
… in a sign of the campaign's wider outreach, $200,000 in contributions were made online.David W. Chen
3
: the extending of services or assistance beyond current or usual limits
an outreach program
also : the extent of such services or assistance

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.
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Noun
Mullin argued that the restriction conflicted with ERIC’s use of motor vehicle records to identify people for voter-registration outreach. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 Shore leave spending boosts the local economy, and mission duties often include community outreach in and around the city, about 60 miles southeast of Bangkok. Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Shore leave spending boosts the local economy, and mission duties often include community outreach in and around the city, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Bangkok. ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Apply these filters honestly and a 500-site outreach list shrinks to 30. Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outreach

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of outreach was circa 1568

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“Outreach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outreach. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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