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[ goh-ing ] / ˈgoʊ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR going ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return. the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving: After the heavy rain, the going was bad. progress; advancement: With such slow going, the work is behind schedule. Usually goings. behavior; conduct; deportment. adjectivemoving or working, as machinery. active, alive, or existing. continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner: a going company. current; prevalent; usual: What is the going price of good farmland in this area? leaving; departing. Idioms for goingget going, to begin; get started. going away, Sports. by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest: The champion won the bout going away.
going on, - nearly; almost: It's going on four o'clock.
- happening: What's going on here?
- continuing; lasting: That party has been going on all night.
Origin of goingMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at go1, -ing1, -ing2 Words nearby goingGoiás, Goidel, Goidelic, go in, go in for, going, going for one, going, going, gone, going my way, going on, going-over Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goingThis is going to be the Game of Thrones of U.S. Senate races. The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something. ‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST It opens with Huckabee's dramatic recollection of going through security at the airport. Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST They were going to tell their story, consequences be damned. I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fumbleroooohski…'” (39) “'Look at me, ungh, splitting my own seam, oohh… going deep. ‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST It was Luke Marner himself who was going to America, and was going to write home to clear him. Through the Fray|G. A. Henty Dr. Knox, then going off on foot to see a patient, came across the yard from the surgery at the same moment. Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood She shivered delicately, and announced her intention of going to bed. The Woman from Outside|Hulbert Footner Inter-marriage had been rendered possible by a change in the law, and social intermixture was going on. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells "To find out who they are is what is going to worry us," added Benton. The Slayer Of souls|Robert Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for going
nouna departure or farewell the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etcmuddy going informal speed, progress, etcwe made good going on the trip adjectivethriving (esp in the phrase a going concern) current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operationthe going rate for electricians; the going value of the firm (postpositive) availablethe best going going, going, gone! a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to goingrapid, progressive, mobile, pushing, movable, running, moving, operative, flowing, rolling, operating, functioning, rushing, rust, impelling, bustling, abandonment, egress, farewell, migration |