outgoing

== English == === Etymology === From outgo +‎ -ing, out +‎ going. === Pronunciation === (adjective, verb) IPA(key): /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/ IPA(key): (noun) /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/ === Adjective === outgoing (comparative more outgoing, superlative most outgoing) Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving. (not comparable) Going out, on its way out. 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. (not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced). ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “extroverted”): introverted, asocial, reserved, shy, bashful, withdrawn, quiet, mousy (antonym(s) of “going out”): incoming ==== Derived terms ==== outgoingly outgoingness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === outgoing (plural outgoings) The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure. (chiefly in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense. The extreme limit; the place of ending. ==== Synonyms ==== outgang === Verb === outgoing present participle and gerund of outgo === Anagrams === going out