Outgoing vs Reserve - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between outgoing and reserve

is that outgoing is the act of leaving or going out; exit, departure while reserve is restriction.

As verbs the difference between outgoing and reserve

is that outgoing is present participle of lang=en while reserve is to keep back; to retain.

As an adjective outgoing

is comfortable in social settings and interactions; confident in dealing with people especially in meeting new people; gregarious.

outgoing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Comfortable in social settings and interactions; confident in dealing with people especially in meeting new people; gregarious.

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

* 2003 , Bernardo J. Carducci, Lisa Kaiser, The Shyness Breakthrough , page 124,

Quieter parents, who prefer a less stimulating lifestyle, may be baffled and challenged by these same outgoing kids.

* 1996 , Stanley I. Greenspan, Jacqueline Salmon, The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five “Difficult” Types of Children , page 308,

The outgoing former leader may have difficulty slowing down, being reflective, and studying and may be insensitive in a close relationship.

* 2006 , Direct Selling Women's Alliance, More Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts , page 264,

Think of it this way: Some people are more outgoing , while others are more reserved.

* 2010 , Ruth Ames, This Totally Bites! , back cover,

Twelve-year-old Emma-Rose Paley has always felt very different from her bubbly, outgoing parents.

(not comparable) Going out, on its way out.

Is there any outgoing post?

* 1917 August 27, ,

In the neighborhood of each defensive sea area the following entrances are designated for incoming and outgoing' vessels: ''Atlantic''. Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: Canal prism.

* 1922 , ', Volume I, Part III,

There is struggle for food, accentuated by the fact that small items tend to be swept away by the outgoing tide or to sink down the slope to deep water.

* 1946 , , Chapter 26,

By KRIYA, the outgoing life force is not wasted and abused in the senses, but constrained to reunite with subtler spinal energies.

(not comparable) 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.

* 1893 , ,

that, by an arrangement between the outgoing' and incoming marshal, the latter was to have the fees earned upon all writs in the hands of the deputies of the former at the date the office changed hands. It further appeared that the ' outgoing marshal made no claim to these fees.

* 1957 , ,

The outgoing Board of Governors shall designate for membership on the Board the ten members most advanced in the technology of atomic energy including the production of source materials,

* 1998 , ,

As of this day too, the Seventh Development Cabinet is outgoing and to the ministers I express my thanks.

Antonyms

* incoming

Derived terms

* outgoingly * outgoingness

Noun

(en noun)
The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

* Bible, Psalms lxv. 8

the outgoings of the morning and evening

* Jonathan Edwards

(chiefly, in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense

The extreme limit; the place of ending.

* Bible, Josh, xviii. 19

The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.

Synonyms

* outgang

Verb

(head)

Anagrams

reserve
English

Noun
(en noun)
(label) Restriction.

# The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.

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# Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

# A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

#*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-25, author= Martin Lukacs
, volume=190, issue=20, page=13, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Canada becoming launch-pad of a global tar sands and oil shale frenzy , passage=If Alberta’s reserves are a carbon bomb, this global expansion of tar sands and oil shale exploitation amounts to an escalating emissions arms race, the unlocking of a subterranean cache of weapons of mass ecological destruction.}}
# A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.

# (label) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US (reservation).)

# (label) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

# (label) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

# Wine held back and aged before being sold.

(label) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.

# (label) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.

# (label) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.

Synonyms
* reservation, res * (restraint of freedom in words or actions) self-restraint, reticence, taciturnity * substitute * (tract of land for Aboriginal peoples) rez
Derived terms
* Federal Reserve * Federal Reserve System * nature reserve * reserve bank * reserve price * wildlife reserve
Related terms
* reservist
Verb

To keep back; to retain.

We reserve the right to make modifications.

To keep in store for future or special use.

This cake is reserved for the guests!

* Jonathan Swift

Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.

To book in advance; to make a reservation.

I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.

(obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.

Anagrams
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