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going
1going
noun go·ing \ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ\
: the act of leaving a place
: the condition of the ground for walking, running, etc.
—used to describe a situation in which you are trying to make progress or do something
Full Definition of GOING
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: an act or instance of going
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: the condition of the ground (as for walking)
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: advance toward an objective <when the going gets tough>
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Examples of GOING
- Debris in the street made the going difficult.
- The going got better as we neared the town.
- She wrote four books in two years, and that's pretty good going by any standards!
First Known Use of GOING
14th century
Related to GOING
- Synonyms
- advancement, furtherance, advance, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression
- Antonyms
- recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression
2going
adjective
: living or existing
: current or usual
Full Definition of GOING
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: current, prevailing <going price>
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: conducting business with the expectation of indefinite continuance <a going concern>
— going on
: drawing near to : approaching <is six years old going on seven>
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Examples of GOING
- He's the best novelist going.
- <what's the going price for a good used washing machine?>
First Known Use of GOING
14th century
Related to GOING
- Synonyms
- conventional, customary, current, popular, prevailing, prevalent, standard, stock, usual
- Antonyms
- nonstandard, unconventional, unpopular, unusual
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