dictionary definitions for "outgoing"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outgo \Out*go"\, v. t. [imp. Outwent; p. p. Outgone; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Outgoing.]
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     1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to
        outdo.
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     2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] --Denham.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outgoing \Out"go`ing\, n.
     1. The act or the state of going out.
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              The outgoings of the morning and evening. --Ps. lxv.
                                                    8.
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     2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
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     3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.]
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              The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of
              the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. --Josh.
                                                    xviii. 19.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  outgoing \out"go`ing\, a.
     1. Going out; departing; leaving; as, the outgoing
        administration; an outgoing steamer.
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     2. Being sent out; as, outgoing mail; outgoing packages.
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     3. Enjoying the company of others; pleasant and responsive to
        others; sociable; friendly; convivial; cordial; -- of
        people; as, an outgoing personality. Opposite of
        reserved or cold.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  outgoing
      adj 1: leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"
             [ant: incoming]
      2: retiring from a position or office; "the outgoing president"
         [ant: incoming]
      3: at ease in talking to others [syn: extroverted,
         forthcoming, outgoing]


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