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outgoing

[ out-goh-ing or, for 5, -goh- ]
/ ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or, for 5, -ˈgoʊ- /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of outgoing

1300–50; Middle English (gerund); see out-, going
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How to use outgoing in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for outgoing

outgoing
/ (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ) /

adjective
departing; leaving
leaving or retiring from officethe outgoing chairman
friendly and sociable
noun
the act of going out
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