outgoing

[out-goh-ing, -goh-]

adjective

1. going out; departing.

   outgoing trains.

2. leaving or retiring from a position or office.

   A farewell party was given for the outgoing members of the board of directors.

3. addressed and ready for posting.

   outgoing mail.

4. of or relating to food prepared for delivery or consumption off the premises.

   outgoing orders at the pizza parlor.

5. interested in and responsive to others; friendly; sociable.

   an outgoing personality.

noun

1. Chiefly British.,  Usually outgoings. expenses; money expended.

2. the act of going out.

   The ship's outgoing proved more difficult than its incoming.

3. something that goes out; effluence.

   an outgoing measured in kilowatt hours.

outgoing

/ ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. departing; leaving

2. leaving or retiring from office

   the outgoing chairman

3. friendly and sociable

noun

1. the act of going out

Word History and Origins

Origin of outgoing¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (gerund); out- + going

Example Sentences

But there are plenty who - perhaps understandably - have little sympathy for the outgoing DG.

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Both outgoing senior leaders have pushed back against critics who have said the episode raises wider questions about impartiality at the BBC.

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Jara, a former labor minister in the government of outgoing left-wing President Gabriel Boric, on Tuesday accused the right of "putting hatred, fear and despair at the center" of the campaign.

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The outgoing Irish president and his wife, Sabina, were greeted by cheers and given yellow roses symbolising friendship and joy as they left Áras an Uachtaráin.

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For now, he was here to meet the outgoing president.

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