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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “outgoing”

“outgoing” is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/ (OWT-goh-ing) in American English and /aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “aʊt”.
The sound

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outgoing

/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. aʊtaʊtstress
  2. ɡoʊɡoʊ
  3. ɪŋɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/
Respelling
OWT-goh-ing
Syllables
3 — AƱT-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: AƱT-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ. “aʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/

British

/aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “outgoing” means

  1. verb

    be or do something to a greater degree

    “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”

  2. adjective

    leaving a place or a position

    “an outgoing steamship”

  3. adjective

    retiring from a position or office

    “the outgoing president”

Say it in a sentence

“She is outgoing in person but very quiet on the phone.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
aʊowttɡgoʊlong oɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“outgoing”, answered

How do you pronounce “outgoing”?

“outgoing” is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/ (OWT-goh-ing) in American English and /aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “aʊt”. Build it as AƱT-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “outgoing” have?

3: aʊt · ɡoʊ · ɪŋ. The beat lands on the first, “aʊt”.

Is “outgoing” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/ (OWT-goh-ing); British English says /aʊtɡəʊɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “outgoing” mean?

As a verb: be or do something to a greater degree For example: “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “outgoing”?

Stress the first syllable: AƱT-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ. “aʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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