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- [goh-ing]
- /ˈgoʊ ɪŋ/
- /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh-ing]
- /ˈgoʊ ɪŋ/
Definitions of going word
- noun going the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return. 1
- noun going the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving: After the heavy rain, the going was bad. 1
- noun going progress; advancement: With such slow going, the work is behind schedule. 1
- noun going Usually, goings. behavior; conduct; deportment. 1
- adjective going functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go. 1
- idioms going from the word “go”, from the very start; since the beginning. 1
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Origin of going
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at go1, -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Going
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
going popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
going usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for going
adj going
- rapid — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- mobile — capable of moving or being moved readily.
- pushing — that pushes.
- movable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
noun going
- abandonment — The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- migration — the process or act of migrating.
- flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
adjective going
- successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- moneymaking — profitable: a moneymaking scheme.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
Antonyms for going
adj going
- immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
- stationary — standing still; not moving.
- unmovable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
noun going
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- hello — hello, world
- staying — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- arriving — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
Top questions with going
- when is it going to snow?
- where are you going where have you been?
- when is the world going to end?
- what is the weather going to be like today?
- how to keep a convo going?
- what is the weather going to be like tomorrow?
- when i get where i m going?
- how to keep a conversation going?
- what 's going on?
- what is the weather going to be like tonight?
- how hot is it going to be tomorrow?
- which way is the bus going?
- how to keep conversation going?
- what is the weather going to be tomorrow?
- when is it going to rain?