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- [out-goh-ing or for 5, -goh-]
- /ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or for 5, -ˈgoʊ-/
- /ˌaʊtˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
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- [out-goh-ing or for 5, -goh-]
- /ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or for 5, -ˈgoʊ-/
Definitions of outgoing word
- adjective outgoing going out; departing: outgoing trains. 1
- adjective outgoing leaving or retiring from a position or office: A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors. 1
- adjective outgoing addressed and ready for posting: outgoing mail. 1
- adjective outgoing of or relating to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises: outgoing orders at the pizza parlor. 1
- adjective outgoing interested in and responsive to others; friendly; sociable: an outgoing personality. 1
- noun outgoing Usually, outgoings. Chiefly British. expenses; money expended. 1
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Origin of outgoing
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (gerund); see out-, going
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outgoing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outgoing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outgoing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outgoing
noun outgoing
- outgoings — going out; departing: outgoing trains.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- payout — an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
- leakage — an act of leaking; leak.
adjective outgoing
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- outbound — outward bound: an outbound freighter.
- outward — proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- leaving — something that is left; residue.
Antonyms for outgoing
adjective outgoing
- incoming — coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.
- arriving — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- introvert — a shy person.
- entering — Present participle of enter.
- introverted — a shy person.
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