outgoing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be or do something to a greater degree
    exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
    • her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
    • She outdoes all other athletes
    • This exceeds all my expectations
    • This car outperforms all others in its class
  2. adjective leaving a place or a position
    • an outgoing steamship
  3. adjective retiring from a position or office
    • the outgoing president
  4. adjective satellite at ease in talking to others
    extroverted; forthcoming.

WordNet

Out"go`ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act or the state of going out.
    The outgoings of the morning and evening. Ps. lxv. 8.
  2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
  3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. Obs.
    The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. Josh. xviii. 19.
Out"go`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.

Webster 1913