outgoing (ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- departing; leaving
- leaving or retiring from office ⇒
the outgoing chairman
- friendly and sociable
noun
- the act of going out
outgo
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to exceed or outstrip
noun
- cost; outgoings; outlay
- something that goes out; outflow
Translations
- British English:
outgoing
Outgoing things such as planes, mail, and passengers are leaving or being sent somewhere.All outgoing flights were cancelled.ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ ADJECTIVE All outgoing flights were cancelled.
- Spanish:
extrovertido
adj extrovertida
- French:
extraverti
adj
- German:
weggehend
adj
- Chinese: 开朗的 adj
- Arabic: صَادِرٌ adj
- Portuguese: de partida adj
- Russian: уезжающий adj уезжающая
- Croatian: otvoren adj otvorena
- Czech: odstupující adj
- Danish: afgående adj
- Dutch: uitgaand adj
- Finnish: eroava adj
- Greek: εξερχόμενος adj εξερχόμενη
- Italian: estroverso adj estroversa
- Japanese: 出て行く no_posp
- Korean: 사교적인 adj
- Norwegian: utgående adj
- Polish: odchodzący adj odchodząca
- Brazilian Portuguese: de partida adj
- European Spanish:
extrovertido
adj extrovertida
- Swedish: utåtriktad adj utåtriktat
- Thai: ที่กำลังออกไป adj
- Turkish: dışa dönük adj
- Vietnamese: sắp rời đi adj
Usage examples
He is about your age, doctor, and has always been vigorous, outgoing , a great sportsman.
, Tank of Serpents (1986)Arrogance and indifference to the needs of the constituency cost the outgoing transport minister many votes.
India Today (1996)The spokesman said the positions had essentially lapsed when the outgoing incumbents retired or moved on during the past year.
Irish Times (2002)The case comes a day after Spain's outgoing Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the inquiry had reached a "decisive phase".
Belfast Telegraph (2004)They changed from the whingeing weaklings who had first come into the studio, into confident, outgoing , pleasant people.
, The Natural Face Book (1991)