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Definition of "outreach" []

  • To surpass (another) in reach: She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match. (verb-transitive)
  • To be more or greater than; exceed: Demand has outreached supply. (verb-transitive)
  • To go too far. (verb-intransitive)
  • To reach out. (verb-intransitive)
  • The act or process of reaching out. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outreach" in a sentence
  • "O'Neill said ... was once heavily involved in 'outreach', trying to give some information about the Gaels and the Gaelic language to unionists."
  • "I was once heavily involved in 'outreach', trying to give some information about the Gaels and the Gaelic language to unionists."
  • "But also our first outreach is now getting started."