going
the 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.
moving 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 about going
get 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 going
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How to use going in a sentence
This 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 | THE DAILY BEASTMusic is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe questions going through my mind are: How on earth are there Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in the heart of Paris?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumAll my musical studies till now have been a mere going to school, a preparation for him.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayAnd now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThen both the partners laughed together—pleasantly and cheerfully, as men who are going to receive money, often do.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for going
/ (ˈɡəʊɪŋ) /
a departure or farewell
the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc: muddy going
informal speed, progress, etc: we made good going on the trip
thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern)
current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation: the going rate for electricians; the going value of the firm
(postpositive) available: the best going
going, going, gone! a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished
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