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going

UK/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ US/ˈɡuː.ɪŋ/ [ˈɡʊw.ɪŋɡ/ very common
noun (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.

act of departing

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2.

euphemistic expressions for death

  • “thousands mourned his passing”
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3.

advancing toward a goal

  • “persuading him was easy going”
  • “the proposal faces tough sledding”
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adjective

1.

in full operation

  • “a going concern”
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Origin

Verb form from Middle English goinge, goynge, gayng, variants of gonde, goonde, gaand, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic *gēndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *gēną, *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to go + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian geanend (“going”), Dutch gaand (“going”), German gehend (“going”), Danish gående (“going”), Swedish gående (“going”). Noun and adjective from Middle English going, goyng, gaing, gayng, equivalent to go + -ing. Compare German Gehung, Old English gang (“a going”). More at gang.

Phrases

  • going to
  • going, going, gone
  • good going
  • hard going
  • nice going

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