outgoing

About 2.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.

   Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.

2. adjective Going out, on its way out.

   Is there any outgoing post?

3. adjective Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

   The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.

4. noun The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
5. noun Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
6. noun The extreme limit; the place of ending.
7. verb present participle and gerund of outgo

Similar words

extrovertish extroverted extroversive sociable outward past preceding out forthcoming retiring

Often followed by

and mail president calls messages personality radiation of tenant

Word family

outgoingness outgoingnesses