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Definition of going
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Examples of going in a Sentence
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!
Recent Examples of going from the Web
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A few aging computer programs used at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Correction for tracking the comings and goings of inmates crashed Wednesday and remained offline Thursday, officials said.
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Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King (9/26, Scribner) A collaboration between the King of horror and his son about mysterious goings-on in a women's prison.
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In February 2011, under the ownership of Fred Smith, merchandise at that store was dramatically marked down in a going-out-of-business sale.
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Mandy Xue of Alameda was grateful for the meeting even though her concern had little to do with the goings-on in Washington.
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Two other sources close to the president say Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, concerned about being perceived as out of the loop, has crashed West Wing meetings in an effort to stay keyed in on comings and goings.
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Former presidents famously did record goings-on in the White House, especially John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and, disastrously, Richard Nixon.
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A camera captures the comings and goings at home, displaying highlights over a smartphone screen when asked via voice what happened or didn't happen during the course of a day, says Alex Teichman, CEO and co-founder of Lighthouse.
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Street signs have been renamed after drivers; buildings are sporting the 500 logo; and nearly 1,000 taxi drivers, educated in the 500-related goings on about the city, are flying checkered flags out of their windows.
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First Known Use of going
14th century
going
Definition of going
going on
: drawing near to : approaching is six years old going on seven
Examples of going in a Sentence
He's the best novelist going.
what's the going price for a good used washing machine?
First Known Use of going
14th century
GOING Defined for English Language Learners
going
playDefinition of going for English Language Learners
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: the act of leaving a place
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: the condition of the ground for walking, running, etc.
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—used to describe a situation in which you are trying to make progress or do something
going
Definition of going for English Language Learners
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: living or existing
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: current or usual
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