Definitions for goingˈgoʊ ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

go•ingˈgoʊ ɪŋ(n.)

  1. the act of leaving; departure:

    comings and goings.

  2. the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving:

    The going was bad.

  3. progress; advancement:

    slow going on the work.

  4. Usu., goings. behavior; conduct; deportment.

  5. (adj.)moving or working, as machinery.

  6. active, alive, or existing.

  7. continuing to operate or do business, esp. successfully:

    Their company is now a going concern.

  8. current; prevalent; usual:

    the going price of houses.

  9. leaving; departing.

Idioms for going:

  1. get going,to begin; get started.

    Category: Idiom

  2. going away,by a wide margin, esp. as established in the late stages of a sports contest.

    Category: Idiom, Sport

  3. going on, nearly; almost:

    It's going on four o'clock.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of going:

1250–1300

Princeton's WordNet

  1. departure, going, going away, leaving(noun)

    the act of departing

  2. passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release(noun)

    euphemistic expressions for death

    "thousands mourned his passing"

  3. going, sledding(adj)

    advancing toward a goal

    "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"

  4. going(a)(adj)

    in full operation

    "a going concern"

Wiktionary

  1. going(Noun)

    A departure

  2. going(Noun)

    The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.

    The going was very difficult over the ice.

  3. going

    progress

    We made good going for a while.

  4. going

    Figuratively, conditions for advancing in any way.

    Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.

  5. going(Adjective)

    Likely to continue; viable.

    He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.

  6. going(Adjective)

    That attends habitually or regularly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Going(u)

    of Go

  2. Going(noun)

    the act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad

  3. Going(noun)

    departure

  4. Going(noun)

    pregnancy; gestation; childbearing

  5. Going(noun)

    course of life; behavior; doings; ways


Translations for going

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

going(adjective)

successful

That shop is still a going concern.

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