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Dictionary: out·reach   (out-rēch') pronunciation

v., -reached, -reach·ing, -reach·es.

v.tr.
  1. To surpass (another) in reach: She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match.
  2. To be more or greater than; exceed: Demand has outreached supply.
v.intr.
  1. To go too far.
  2. To reach out.
n. (out'rēch')
  1. The act or process of reaching out.
  2. Extent or length of reach: the vast outreach of technology; the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
  3. A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits, as to particular segments of a community: an educational outreach to illiterate adults.

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WordNet: outreach
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of reaching out


Wikipedia: Outreach
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Outreach is an effort by individuals in an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. Unlike marketing, outreach does not inherently revolve around a product or strategies to increase market share. Typically non-profits, civic groups, and churches engage in outreach.

Outreach often takes on an educational component (i.e., the dissemination of ideas), but it is increasingly common for organizations to conceive of their outreach strategy as a two-way street in which outreach is framed as engagement rather than solely dissemination or education.

Outreach strategies are linked to the organization's mission, and define targets, goals, and milestones.

Dick Tizard of Cambridge University was an early pioneer of outreach to increase the number of students from schools that did not traditionally send their pupils to Cambridge.

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Translations: Outreach
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - strække sig ud over, nå længere end
n. - engagement, rækkevidde, udstrakt hånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
verder strekken dan, overtreffen, helpende activiteiten in de gemeenschap, het actief hulp aanbieden in de gemeenschap, bereik

Français (French)
v. tr. - surpasser, aller au-delà de, atteindre ou faire tendre
n. - assistance (protection sociale), portée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einfluß einer Organisation auf die Gemeinschaft, Ausstrecken, Reichweite
v. - weiter reichen als, übertreffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) περιεχόμενο προσηλυτισμού, (καθομ.) φορτική παροχή κοινωνικών υπηρεσιών
v. - προεκτείνομαι, φτάνω πρώτος

Italiano (Italian)
espansione, contatto con l'esterno, espandere, espandersi, estendersi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ação de estender, alcance
v. - ultrapassar, exceder(-se)

Русский (Russian)
протягивание, превзойти, протянуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tener mayor alcance que, superar
n. - extensión, alcance

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utbredning, utsträckning
v. - överträffa, räcka längre än

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
超越, 击败, 伸出, 扩大服务范围, 延伸, 拓广

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 超越, 擊敗, 伸出
n. - 擴大服務範圍, 延伸, 拓廣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~보다 멀리 미치다, 손을 내뻗다, 속이다
n. - 퍼짐, 도달범위, 출장소

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …より遠くに届く, 越える, 先まで達する, まさる, 広がる, 伸びる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) امتداد (فعل) يمتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניסה רחוק מדי, הושיט יד‬
n. - ‮מוטה (של כנפים, ידים)‬


 
 
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