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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
out·go·ing
\\ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ, -ˌgȯ(-)iŋ\\ adjective
 DATE  1633
1.
  a. going away : departing
      an outgoing ship
  b. retiring or withdrawing from a place or position
      the outgoing president
  c. directed to an intended recipient
      outgoing mail
2. openly friendly and responsive :
extroverted

out·go·ing·ness noun
English Etymology
outgoing
  "sociable, friendly," 1950, from out + going; compounded on same notion as in extrovert.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
outgoing
out·going / 5aut^EuiN; NAmE -^ou- / adjective1. liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them
   爱交际的;友好的;外向的
   SYN 
sociable
:
   an outgoing personality
   外向的性格
2. [only before noun] leaving the position of responsibility mentioned
   将卸任的;离职的:
   the outgoing president / government
   即将下台的总统/政府
   OPP 
incoming

3. [only before noun] going away from a particular place rather than arriving in it
   向外的;离开的:
   This telephone should be used for outgoing calls.
   这部电话用于打外线。
    outgoing flights / passengers
   离境航班/旅客
   the outgoing tide
   退潮
   OPP 
incoming
OLT
outgoing adj.
⇨ sociable
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
outgoing
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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