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outgoing

verb

Meaning

  • To go out, to set forth.

  • To go further; to exceed or surpass; go beyond.

  • To overtake; to travel faster than.

  • To outdo; exceed; surpass.

  • To come to an end.

noun

Meaning

  • 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

adjective

Meaning

  • Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.

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

  • Going out, on its way out.

    "Is there any outgoing post?"

  • 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."