outreaches

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   Activities that aim to help or connect with people who might not come to a service on their own.

   Grammar: Countable; the singular is 'outreach' and the plural is 'outreaches'.

   Patterns

   • outreaches to someone
   • community outreaches
   • do outreaches

   The charity runs regular outreaches to homeless people in the city.

   Their outreaches to rural schools have improved attendance.

   The church organizes weekly outreaches to the local community.

2. 2noununcountable

   The act of reaching out or extending help to others.

   Grammar: Uncountable when referring to the general activity; the plural 'outreaches' is less common in this sense.

   Patterns

   • outreach work
   • outreach program
   • do outreach

   She works in outreach for a mental health charity.

   The university's outreach program brings science to local schools.

Word forms

Common combinations

community outreach

The police do community outreach to build trust.

outreach program

The library started an outreach program for elderly readers.

outreach worker

An outreach worker helped him find housing.

outreach to

Their outreach to young people has been very successful.

Synonyms and how they differ

engagement

Broader and often more formal; it can mean any kind of involvement, not just helping or connecting with people.

extension

Used in education for bringing services to people, but less common in everyday language.

Word family

outreach noun

The base form, meaning the activity of reaching out to people.

outreach adjective

Used before a noun, as in 'outreach worker' or 'outreach center'.

Commonly confused: outreaches or outreach?

Practice

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