going

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English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"g@UIN/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/, /ˈɡɔɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"goUIN/, /"gOIN/

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• Hyphenation: go‧ing

Etymology 1

go +‎ -ing

Verb

going

1. Present participle of go.

Etymology 2

From Middle English, present participle of gon

Noun

going (plural goings)

1. A departure.
2. (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
3. The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.

   The going was very difficult over the ice.

4. progress

   We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.

5. (figuratively) Conditions for advancing in any way.

   Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.

6. (obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Crew to this entry?)
7. plural Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
   • Bible, Job xxxiv. 21

     His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Adjective

going (not comparable)

1. 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.

2. That attends habitually or regularly.
3. Current, prevailing.

   The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.

4. (after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.

   He has the easiest job going.

See also

• going to

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: night · mind · heart · #204: going · knew · seen · better

Anagrams

• oggin