Definitions for outgoing
ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or, for 5 , -ˈgoʊ-out·go·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. outgoingadjective

   leaving a place or a position

   "an outgoing steamship"

2. outgoingadjective

   retiring from a position or office

   "the outgoing president"

3. extroverted, forthcoming, outgoingadjective

   at ease in talking to others

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. outgoingadjective

   Being sent out; as, outgoing mail; outgoing packages.

2. outgoingadjective

   Enjoying the company of others; pleasant and responsive to others; sociable; friendly; convivial; cordial; -- of people; as, an outgoing personality. Opposite of reserved or cold.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outgoingnoun

   The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure

2. outgoingnoun

   Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense

3. outgoingadjective

   Comfortable in social settings and interactions; confident in dealing with people especially in meeting new people; gregarious.

   Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.

4. outgoingadjective

   Going out, on its way out.

   Is there any outgoing post?

5. outgoingadjective

   Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined will be replaced).

   The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outgoing

   Outgoing generally refers to someone who is sociable, friendly, extroverted, and unreserved. This person is typically comfortable in social settings, enjoys meeting new people and is often enthusiastic, expressive and confident. In a different context, outgoing can also refer to something that is leaving or being sent.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outgoing

   Confident socially with animals and people.

   They are very outgoing and love being with people.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019  

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Anagrams for outgoing »

1. going out

How to pronounce outgoing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say outgoing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of outgoing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of outgoing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of outgoing in a Sentence

1. Sage Arlene Lockhart:

   She was outgoing, smart and did amazing at …school.

2. Terry Rutledge:

   She was a fun-loving, outgoing, outdoorsy person. Her family liked to camp, hike, do outdoorsy things. They loved being together.

3. Prime Minister Enda Kenny:

   Despite the disappointing outcome, which did not return the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour government, Fine Gael will be the largest group and we are determined to play our part in providing the Irish people with a government, we will engage fully and inclusively with other parties, groups and independent deputies to ensure that such a government is established.

4. Joseph Wu:

   We want to ensure that the transition is a smooth one, we want to work with the outgoing government so that the political conditions can be stable in Taiwan.

5. Casey Daggert:

   I ’m gon na miss her snuggles. [ She ] just had to be with me all the time and I miss that, i loved her laugh and the way she always wanted to talk to people and say' hello' to people. She was so outgoing and would run up to people and give them big hugs. It was who she was in spirit. She was a giant ball of happiness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=outgoing
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=outgoing
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Outgoing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=outgoing