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verb

present participle of go
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as in leading
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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as in becoming
to eventually have as a state or quality she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark

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as in belonging
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in ranging
to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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as in betting
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

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Examples of going in a Sentence

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Tonalea is good with other cats and is easy-going, a sweet girl who will make a lovely pet. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022 Knitted ties match well with more easy-going outfits, especially if they’re made from a textured wool, so keep these for more relaxed settings. Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
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In the early going, as a little show, the studios weren’t going to sit down with us and think about doing big publicity things with us. Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 The going has been slow and Michael Kors’ revenues last fiscal year fell 9.2 percent to $3.5 billion from $3.9 billion. Evan Clark, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for going 

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“Going.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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