Outgoing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be or do something to a greater degree

leaving a place or a position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtɡˈoʊɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtɡˈəʊɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtɡˈəʊɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /aʊtɡˈoʊɪŋ/.

Examples

her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
She outdoes all other athletes
This exceeds all my expectations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exceed surmount forthcoming outperform outgo outdo outmatch surpass extroverted outstrip

Antonyms

incoming

Parts of Speech

verb	be or do something to a greater degree “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”
adjective	leaving a place or a position “an outgoing steamship”
adjective	retiring from a position or office “the outgoing president”
adjective	at ease in talking to others

Word Forms

excessive

adjective

beyond normal limits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kontaktfreudig

in größerem Maße etwas sein oder tun

🇫🇷French

sortant

être ou faire quelque chose à un degré plus élevé

🇪🇸Spanish

extrovertido

ser o hacer algo en mayor grado

🇮🇹Italian

in uscita

essere o fare qualcosa in misura maggiore

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgaand

iets in grotere mate zijn of doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

extrovertido

ser ou fazer algo em maior grau

🇷🇺Russian

исходящий

быть или делать что-то в большей степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जावक

किसी कार्य को बड़े पैमाने पर करना या करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বহির্গামী

হতে বা একটি বড় ডিগ্রী কিছু করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிச்செல்லும்

அதிக அளவில் ஏதாவது செய்யுங்கள் அல்லது செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవుట్గోయింగ్

ఎక్కువ స్థాయికి ఏదైనా చేయండి లేదా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आउटगोइंग

मोठ्या प्रमाणात काहीतरी व्हा किंवा करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઉટગોઇંગ

બનો અથવા કંઈક વધુ પ્રમાણમાં કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹೋಗುವ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔട്ട്ഗോയിംഗ്

വലിയ അളവിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਊਟਗੋਇੰਗ

ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

باہر جانے والا

زیادہ سے زیادہ کچھ بنیں یا کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外向的

更大程度地成为或做某事

🇯🇵Japanese

発信

より大きなレベルで何かをする、または何かをする

🇰🇷Korean

나가는

더 큰 수준으로 무언가를 하거나 수행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng ngoại

được hoặc làm điều gì đó ở mức độ lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขาออก

เป็นหรือทำอะไรบางอย่างในระดับที่สูงกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

keluar

menjadi atau melakukan sesuatu pada tingkat yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

papalabas

maging o gumawa ng isang bagay sa mas mataas na antas

🇲🇾Malay

keluar

menjadi atau melakukan sesuatu ke tahap yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنتهية ولايته

يكون أو يفعل شيئا بدرجة أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

خروجی

باشد یا کاری را به درجه بالاتری انجام دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

dışa dönük

daha büyük ölçüde bir şey olmak veya yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוֹצֵא

להיות או לעשות משהו במידה רבה יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'outgoing'?

The primary meaning of 'outgoing' is 'be or do something to a greater degree'.

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Using 'outgoing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'outgoing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'outgoing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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