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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024go•ing /ˈgoʊɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] the act or fact of leaving:comings and goings.
the conditions that affect accomplishing something:[uncountable]It was rough going.adj. [before a noun] - current;
charged at the present time:What is the going rate for baby-sitting nowadays? - working;
thriving:a going business.
Idioms- have something going for (one), to have an advantage:She has a lot going for her: brains, education, and business contacts.
- while the going is good, while it is advantageous:I think we should get out while the going is good (= while we can still make a profit).
-going, suffix. - The suffix -going is added after nouns referring to places or events where people gather, to form adjectives that mean "attending or going regularly to (the place mentioned)'':church + -going → churchgoing (= regularly attending church).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024go•ing (gō′ing),USA pronunciation n. - the act of leaving or departing;
departure:a safe going and quick return. - the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving:After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
- progress;
advancement:With such slow going, the work is behind schedule. - Usually, goings. behavior;
conduct;
deportment.
adj. - moving or working, as machinery.
- active, alive, or existing.
- continuing to operate or do business, esp. in a successful manner:a going company.
- current;
prevalent;
usual:What is the going price of good farmland in this area? - leaving;
departing. - Idioms get going, to begin;
get started. - Idioms, Sport going away, [Sports.]by a wide margin, esp. as established in the late stages of a contest:The champion won the bout going away.
- Idioms going on:
- nearly;
almost:It's going on four o'clock. - Idiomshappening:What's going on here?
- Idiomscontinuing;
lasting:That party has been going on all night.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see go1, -ing1, -ing2
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