English Explanatory Dictionary

outgoing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
  2. Going out, on its way out.
  3. Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
noun
  1. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
  2. Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
  3. The extreme limit; the place of ending.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of outgo

Pronunciation

/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outgoing.wav /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outgoing2.wav

Word forms

outgoing more outgoing most outgoing outgoings

Etymology

From outgo + -ing, out + going.

Synonyms

outgang

Antonyms

introverted asocial reserved shy bashful withdrawn quiet mousy incoming

Derived words

outgoingly outgoingness

Translations

Arabic: مُنْشَرِح Bulgarian: общителен Finnish: seurallinen German: kontaktfreudig German: aufgeschlossen German: gesellig German: leutselig Hebrew: חַבְרוּתִי Swedish: utåtriktad Telugu: కలుపుగోలు
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