What does going mean?

Definitions for going
ˈgoʊ ɪŋgo·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word going.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. departure, going, going away, leavingnoun

    the act of departing

  2. passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, releasenoun

    euphemistic expressions for death

    "thousands mourned his passing"

  3. going, sleddingadjective

    advancing toward a goal

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

  4. going(a)adjective

    in full operation

    "a going concern"

Wiktionary

  1. goingnoun

    A departure

  2. goingnoun

    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. goingadjective

    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. goingadjective

    That attends habitually or regularly.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Goingnoun

    Etymology: from going.

    When nobles are their taylors tutors,
    No hereticks burnt, but wenches suitors,
    Then comes the time, who lives to see’t,
    That going shall be us’d with feet. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    The time of death has a far greater latitude than that of our birth; most women coming, according to their reckoning, within the compass of a fortnight; that is, the twentieth part of their going. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. Sacr. b. iii. c. 3.

    Thy going is not lonely; with thee goes
    Thy husband; him to follow thou art bound. John Milton, P. Lost.

ChatGPT

  1. going

    Going refers to the act of moving or traveling from one place to another. It can also mean actively engaging in an activity or pursuing a course of action. Additionally, it can describe the progression or advancement of something, such as a project or relationship. The term "going" is often used informally to indicate someone's current state or condition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Going

    of Go

  2. Goingnoun

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

  3. Goingnoun

    departure

  4. Goingnoun

    pregnancy; gestation; childbearing

  5. Goingnoun

    course of life; behavior; doings; ways

Wikidata

  1. Going

    Going, track condition or track rating are the terms used to describe the track surface of a horse racing track prior to a horse race or race meet. The going is determined by the amount of moisture in the ground and is assessed by an official steward on the day of the race. The condition of a race track plays an important role in the performance of horses in a race. The factors that go into determining race track condition include the surface conditions, type of surface, and track configuration. The surface conditions are influenced by the type of surface factoring in soil type, and if the track is dirt, turf, artificial surface; plus surface density, porosity, compaction and moisture content.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Going

    gō′ing, n. the act of moving: departure: (B.) course of life.—Going forth (B.), an outlet; Goings, or Goings out (B.), utmost extremity: departures or journeys; Goings on, behaviour.

CrunchBase

  1. Going

    Going.com (previously HeyLetsGo.com) lets users connect with other event-goers before, during and after events. The site has over 500,000 users which isn’t bad considering the site currently only operates in four cities (New York, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago). The site is trying to become the local entertainment destination for 20 somethings in the cities mentioned above. So far they are doing pretty well – from January 2007 to July 2007, the site grew twelve-fold. Going has said that their future plans consist of expanding their platform and moving into new markets.The two venture capitalists who have led investments in Going and sit on the board, George Bell and Bob Davis, used to be rivals. They respectively lead Excite@Home and Lycos.There are many other event sites out there including Zvents and Eventful, but most aren’t focusing on the 20 something crowd. Another site that could be looked at as competition is nightlife social networking site LateNightShots, but it’s currently dedicated to Washington DC.

Editors Contribution

  1. going

    To move forward or progress.

    They were going to visit the hotel they are going to get married in, they will come out of the ceremony together.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  


  2. goingverb

    Verb form of the word go

    They are so happy as they choose to marry.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GOING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Going is ranked #20648 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Going surname appeared 1,282 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Going.

    85.4% or 1,096 total occurrences were White.
    4.9% or 64 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    3.5% or 46 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'going' in Verbs Frequency: #47

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of going in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of going in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of going in a Sentence

  1. Robert Lopez:

    She needs to find her purpose, she needs to take this dangerous journey to get there, and it's going to threaten everything. She has to do it for her kingdom and for herself.

  2. Michael Saag:

    The fact that so many people at one time over the course of a year have developed this long-haul syndrome, that gives us a chance, an opportunity to study it intensively, and that's what's going on right now.

  3. Paul Njoroge:

    When I think of that plane coming down and what she thought about, she must have thought about me and how I'm going to live. And the kids, they must have called their mommy, they must have cried out to their daddy, it will never leave me. It will never leave me.

  4. Flor Edwards:

    If you leave, you were basically doomed and you were probably going to die even earlier.

  5. Efren Berrones:

    I'm going to Hawaii with no much money left, but I'm gon na go there and it's gon na work out because I have to get this degree.

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