outreach — an effort to bring services or information to people where they live or spend time
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an effort to bring services or information to people where they live or spend time
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈaʊtriːtʃ/
Example Sentences
- The pizza company's outreach program delivers free meals to students who forget their lunch money again and again.
- The tech company's outreach initiative teaches elderly people how to use smartphones without accidentally calling their grandchildren at 3 AM.
- The university's medical outreach team provides healthcare services to rural communities.
outreach
NOUN[/ˈaʊtriːtʃ/]
an effort to bring services or information to people where they live or spend time
Volunteers do community outreach, bringing warm meals to elderly neighbors.
Outreach efforts teach right here on the beach!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Outreach combines the Old English prefix 'out' (meaning beyond or outside) with 'reach' (from Old English 'ræcan', meaning to stretch or extend). The compound developed from the literal sense of extending one's hand or influence beyond an established boundary or limit.
Breakdown
out- (beyond, outside) + reach (to stretch, extend). The prefix 'out-' indicates extension beyond a limit, while 'reach' denotes the action of stretching or extending toward something.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The pizza company's outreach program delivers free meals to students who forget their lunch money again and again.”
“The tech company's outreach initiative teaches elderly people how to use smartphones without accidentally calling their grandchildren at 3 AM.”
“The university's medical outreach team provides healthcare services to rural communities.”
“Their environmental outreach campaign aims to educate people about recycling.”
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