going
English
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"g@UIN/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/, /ˈɡɔɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"goUIN/, /"gOIN/
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Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: go‧ing
Etymology 1
Verb
going
- Present participle of go.
Etymology 2
From Middle English, present participle of gon
Noun
going (plural goings)
- A departure.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
- The going was very difficult over the ice.
- progress
- We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- (figuratively) Conditions for advancing in any way.
- Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
- (obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Crew to this entry?)
- (in the 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.
- Bible, Job xxxiv. 21
Adjective
going (not comparable)
- 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.
- That attends habitually or regularly.
- Current, prevailing.
- The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- (after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
- He has the easiest job going.