OUTGOING


Meaning of OUTGOING in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from out (III) + going, gerund of gon, goon to go (after gon out to go out) — more at go

1. : the act or action of going out

the outgoing of the tide

couldn't keep up with her incomings and outgoings

2. : something that goes out : issue

a mind whose outgoings in talk showed her to be warmer and more sympathetic — H.S.Canby

3. outgoings plural

a. : expenditures, outlays

the necessary domestic outgoings of the week — Times Literary Supplement

b. English law : expenditures (as for rates and taxes) necessary for the upkeep of a property

II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: out (I) + going, present participle of go (after go out )

1.

a. : going outward : departing

outgoing correspondence

an outgoing tide

an outgoing ship

b. : retiring or withdrawing from a place or position

the outgoing president

the outgoing sixth grade class

the outgoing generation

2. : socially responsive and demonstrative : not reserved : extroverted

a boy who was potentially outgoing but impeded by fears of his own impulsiveness — Miriam G. Siegel

as a person he was warm and outgoing — E.R.Mowrer

• out·go·ing·ness noun -es

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