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 mail2. openly friendly and responsive : extroverted
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out·go·ing·ness noun outgoing
"sociable, friendly," 1950, from out + going; compounded on same notion as in extrovert.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
outgoingout·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
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
outgoingI. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
nounEtymology: 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 ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
adjectiveEtymology: 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