Definition of outgoing Outgoing

/awˈtgowˌɪŋ/ - [awtgowing] - out•go•ing

We found 15 definitions of outgoing from 4 different sources.

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What does outgoing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"
  incoming entering upon a position of office vacated by another; "the incoming president"
  past of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
  direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
  outbound, outward-bound, outward that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
  effluent, outflowing that is flowing outward
  out outer or outlying; "the out islands"
outgoing - retiring from a position or office; "the outgoing president"
outgoing - at ease in talking to others
  extroverted, forthcoming
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • outgoing (Noun)
    The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
  • outgoing (Noun)
    Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
  • outgoing (Verb)
    Present participle of outgo.
  • outgoing (Adjective)
    Comfortable in social settings and interactions; confident in dealing with people especially in meeting new people; gregarious.
  • outgoing (Adjective)
    Going out, on its way out.
  • outgoing (Adjective)
    Being replaced in office while still in office but after election has determined will be replaced.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • outgoing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Outgo
  • outgoing (n.)
    The act or the state of going out.
  • outgoing (n.)
    That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
  • outgoing (n.)
    The extreme limit; the place of ending.
  • outgoing (a.)
    Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.

Part of speech

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  • outgoing, verb, gerund of outgo (infinitive).

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