outreach

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Academic

n. the act of reaching out to the public to share information or gain support.

n. the systematic effort to increase public awareness or engagement regarding a specific cause or organisation.

“The charity is doing a lot of outreach on social media to find new volunteers.”

“Effective political outreach requires a nuanced understanding of the diverse concerns held by different segments of the electorate.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to offer help or services to people who need them.

v. to engage in the act of providing charitable, medical, or religious services to a target population.

“The clinic plans to outreach to rural areas where there are no doctors.”

“Non-profit organisations often outreach to marginalised communities to ensure that essential health information is distributed equitably.”

C2 · Proficiency Literary

v. to reach further than something else or to go beyond a limit.

v. to surpass in reach or extent; to exceed a physical or metaphorical boundary.

“The company's expenses began to outreach its actual income.”

“The poet's ambition seemed to outreach his technical skill, resulting in works that were grand but structurally flawed.”