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OUTGOING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Retiring from a position or office
Example:
the outgoing president
Classified under:
Antonym:
incoming (entering upon a position of office vacated by another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Leaving a place or a position
Example:
an outgoing steamship
Classified under:
Similar:
outbound; outward; outward-bound (that is going out or leaving)
effluent; outflowing (that is flowing outward)
out (directed outward or serving to direct something outward)
past; preceding; retiring (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office)
Also:
past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)
Attribute:
direction (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves)
Antonym:
incoming (arriving at a place or position)
Sense 3
Meaning:
At ease in talking to others
Synonyms:
extroverted; forthcoming; outgoing
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sociable (inclined to or conducive to companionship with others)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb outgo
