well-goingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡoʊɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and going adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., going adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + going adj.

That progresses, operates, moves, etc., efficiently, freely, or smoothly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > operating or progressing easily

current1577

expedite1578

glib1594

facile1607

well-oiled1614

well-going1623

undisobliging1715

sweet1725

swimming1768

1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. sig. K Make me now ready a well going horse.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 144 Whase life is like a weel-gaun mill, Supply'd wi' store o' water.

1789 W. Cowper Let. 5 June (1982) III. 289 It seems they are well-going clocks and cheap.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 218 My Lan'-ahin's a weel gaun fillie.

1840 T. Chalmers What ought Church & People Scotl. do Now? 36 Whether for the maintenance of a well-going church or a well-going time-piece, [etc.].

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxxii. 236 Her well-going talk eased my heart in the midst of so many troubles.

1940 Life 8 Jan. 58/2 The Germans with spare cash were most eager to grab up a well-going Jewish shop.

2008 N. Wolterstorff Justice x. 227 I argued only that all those goods to which we have rights are included among those constitutive of the well-going life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-going
释义	well-goingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡoʊɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and going adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., going adj. Etymology: < well adv. + going adj. That progresses, operates, moves, etc., efficiently, freely, or smoothly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > operating or progressing easily current1577 expedite1578 glib1594 facile1607 well-oiled1614 well-going1623 undisobliging1715 sweet1725 swimming1768 1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. sig. K Make me now ready a well going horse. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 144 Whase life is like a weel-gaun mill, Supply'd wi' store o' water. 1789 W. Cowper Let. 5 June (1982) III. 289 It seems they are well-going clocks and cheap. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 218 My Lan'-ahin's a weel gaun fillie. 1840 T. Chalmers What ought Church & People Scotl. do Now? 36 Whether for the maintenance of a well-going church or a well-going time-piece, [etc.]. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxxii. 236 Her well-going talk eased my heart in the midst of so many troubles. 1940 Life 8 Jan. 58/2 The Germans with spare cash were most eager to grab up a well-going Jewish shop. 2008 N. Wolterstorff Justice x. 227 I argued only that all those goods to which we have rights are included among those constitutive of the well-going life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1623
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