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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of reaching out

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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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