outgoing
Collocations
4ADJ.
former, friendly, pretty, same
VERB + OUTGOING
isn't, think
OUTGOING + NOUN
leader, person, personality
ADV.
extremely, quite
Definitions
adj
Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.
Quieter parents, who prefer a less stimulating lifestyle, may be baffled and challenged by these same outgoing kids.
Going out, on its way out.
Is there any outgoing post?
1917 August 27, President of the United States (Woodrow Wilson), Executive Order 2692, In the neighborhood of each defensive sea area the following entrances are designated for incoming and outgoing vessels: Atlantic. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: The main entrance to the Panama Canal, between the breakwaters. Pacific. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: Canal prism.
Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
[…] it appears […] that, by an arrangement between the outgoing and incoming marshal, the latter was to have the fees earned upon all writs in the hands of the deputies of the former at the date the office changed hands. It further appeared that the outgoing marshal made no claim to these fees.
noun
The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
the outgoings of the morning and evening
[…] any present thirstings for God, or ardent outgoings of their souls after divine objects […]
Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
The extreme limit; the place of ending.
The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.
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Synonyms
adjective — at ease in talking to others
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Example Bank
6Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.
WiktionaryQuieter parents, who prefer a less stimulating lifestyle, may be baffled and challenged by these same outgoing kids.
WiktionaryThe outgoing former leader may have difficulty slowing down, being reflective, and studying and may be insensitive in a close relationship.
Wiktionarythe outgoings of the morning and evening
Wiktionary[…] any present thirstings for God, or ardent outgoings of their souls after divine objects […]
WiktionaryIt was noted by them that kenned best that her cantrips were at their worst when the tides in the Sker Bay ebbed between the hours of twelve and one. At this season of the night the tides of mortality
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