Going

Quick meaning: Going is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of go.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of go.

More Meanings

1. (in combination) Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
2. A departure.
3. The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
4. Progress.
5. (figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
6. (in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
7. (in the phrase "the going of") The whereabouts (of something).

Example Sentences

I'm afraid I must be going.

theatre-going, church-going, movie-going

The going was very difficult over the ice.

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

Word Forms

• goings

Synonyms for going

Depending on context, synonyms include release, exit, departure, passing, expiration, loss.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include active, passing, departure, exit, release, expiration.

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