# outgoing

Pronunciation: US say "OWT-goh-ing" /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/; UK say "owt-GOH-ing" /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Friendly, talkative, and sociable, especially comfortable meeting new people easily and at ease.
   - Simple: Friendly and talkative, and comfortable meeting and chatting with new people.
   - _The new manager's outgoing nature put nervous interviewees at ease._
   - _Outgoing children often thrive in group activities and team sports._
2. Heading out or on the way out of a place; moving away.
   - Simple: Leaving or moving away from a place.
   - _The outgoing tide pulled the small boat away from the shore._
   - _All outgoing calls are logged by the company's phone system._
3. Still holding an office but due to be replaced, after an election has decided a successor.
   - Simple: Soon to leave a job or position because someone new was chosen.
   - _The outgoing president met with the president-elect to plan the transition._
   - _Reporters asked the outgoing governor about her plans once she left office._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "OWT-goh-ing" US /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/

4. Money that leaves someone's possession through spending and payments, usually spoken of in the plural.
   - Simple: Money that you pay out or spend.
   - _She listed her outgoings in a spreadsheet to keep her budget under control._
   - _The company's outgoings exceeded its income for three straight quarters._
5. The act of leaving or going out; a departure or exit.
   - Simple: The act of leaving or going out of a place.
   - _The outgoing of the tide marked the start of their long journey._
   - _His sudden outgoing from the room surprised everyone at the table._
7. The extreme limit of something; the point or place where it ends.
   - Simple: The farthest point where something ends.
   - _Beyond the outgoing of the forest, the land turned to open desert._
   - _The old map showed the outgoing of the kingdom at the river's edge._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "owt-GOH-ing" US /ˌaʊtˈɡoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˌaʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/

6. Present participle and gerund of outgo. — present participle and gerund of outgo
   - Simple: The -ing form of outgo. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

## Origin

This word was formed from "outgo" plus the suffix "-ing," built from "out" and "going."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/outgoing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).