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Meaning of "going" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOING

going  [ˈɡəʊɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Going can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GOING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Going

Going may refer to: ▪ Go ▪ Going-to future, a construction in English grammar ▪ Going, the condition of a horse racing track surface. ▪ Going ▪ "Going!", a song by KAT-TUN ▪ Way of going, a reference to the quality of movement in a horse gait ▪ Going am Wilden Kaiser, an Austrian municipality...

Definition of going in the English dictionary

The first definition of going in the dictionary is a departure or farewell. Other definition of going is the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc. Going is also speed, progress, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOING


agoing
əˈɡəʊɪŋ
churchgoing
ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊɪŋ
cinema-going
ˈsɪnɪməˌɡəʊɪŋ
concertgoing
ˈkɒnsətˌɡəʊɪŋ
easy-going
ˌiːzɪˈɡəʊɪŋ
filmgoing
ˈfɪlmˌɡəʊɪŋ
foregoing
fɔːˈɡəʊɪŋ
forthgoing
ˈfɔːθˌɡəʊɪŋ
ingoing
ˈɪnˌɡəʊɪŋ
movie-going
ˈmuːvɪˌɡəʊɪŋ
ongoing
ˈɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ
operagoing
ˈɒpərəˌɡəʊɪŋ
outgoing
ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ
playgoing
ˈpleɪˌɡəʊɪŋ
racegoing
ˈreɪsˌɡəʊɪŋ
schoolgoing
ˈskuːlˌɡəʊɪŋ
seagoing
ˈsiːˌɡəʊɪŋ
theatergoing
ˈθɪətəˌɡəʊɪŋ
thoroughgoing
ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ
waygoing
ˈweɪˌɡəʊɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOING

gohonzon
Goidel
Goidelic
Goidhelic
going concern
going on
going-over
going, going, gone!
goings-on
goings-over
goitered
goitre
goitred
goitrogen
goitrogenic
goitrogenicity
goitrous

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOING

be going
booing
cooing
criminal wrongdoing
doing
echoing
evildoing
harmdoing
heavy going
lassoing
not know whether one is coming or going
nothing doing
ocean-going
toing and froing
Tourcoing
undoing
wooing
wrongdoing

Synonyms and antonyms of going in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GOING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «going» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of going

Translation of «going» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOING

Find out the translation of going to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of going from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «going» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir
570 millions of speakers

English

going
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذهاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собирается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gidiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzieje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збирається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of going

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOING»

The term «going» is very widely used and occupies the 920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of going
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «going».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «going» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «going» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about going

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word going.
1
Michele Bachmann
The biased left-wing media does what it wants. That's not going to define me or hamper me.
2
Eike Batista
I was educated to think maybe Brazil works, maybe it doesn't. But I decided I am going to make this country work for my children. I am investing all my effort now in making Brazil a great country.
3
Madison Smartt Bell
Normally, most writers don't say, 'I'm going into a mild hypnotic trance.' Typically, they don't know how they do it. Most people, when they have a good experience writing, they're well placed in that state, which is also sometimes called a 'flow state.' If you don't have trouble, you don't have to think about it.
4
Janine Benyus
Per capita, I would say that Australia has more biomimetic projects going than many other countries I've been to.
5
Jim Brown
I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.
6
Susan Cain
Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.
7
Joseph Conrad
Going home must be like going to render an account.
8
Dennis Crowley
I use Facebook all the time. I'm not a believer that they're going to do everything on the Internet better than anyone else.
9
Kelly Cutrone
If we get a girl who is bigger than a 4, she is not going to fit the clothes. Clothes look better on thin people. The fabric hangs better.
10
Eric Davis
I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOING»

Discover the use of going in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to going and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Going by the Book: The Problem of Regulatory Unreasonableness
The extent to which government should be involved with regulation in the private sector is much debated. More fundamentally, one might ask exactly what is regulation, why is it needed, how is it formulated, and how is it enforced?
2
Going Raw: Everything You Need to Start Your Own Raw Food ...
Going Raw combines the beauty and flavor of a gourmet cookbook with everyday recipes that are practical for the real-world home chef.
Judita Wignall, 2011
3
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
From the Hardcover edition.
Lawrence Wright, 2013
4
Going Negative
Political advertising has been called the worst cancer in American society.
Stephen Ansolabehere, Shanto Iyengar, 2010
5
Going After Cacciato
" So wrote The New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars.
Tim O'Brien, 2009
6
Everything Is Going to Be OK
This pocket-sized volume is filled with artwork bearing mottos of encouragement and affirmation.
‎2011
7
Going Bovine
With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most. From the Hardcover edition.
Libba Bray, 2009
8
Going Native: Indians in the American Cultural Imagination
Shari M. Huhndorf uses cultural artifacts such as these to examine the phenomenon of "going native," showing its complex relations to social crises in the broader American society—including those posed by the rise of industrial capitalism ...
Shari Michelle Huhndorf, 2001
9
Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada
Drawing on interviews with leading gay and lesbian activists across Canada, Warner chronicles and analyzes a tumultuous grassroots struggle for sexual liberation, legislated equality, and fundamental social change. offers a rich record of a ...
Tom Warner, 2002
10
Keep Going
Look for your rainbows. 3. Leap into possibility. 4. And whatever you do: Keep Going! You may be surprised at what lies ahead. Need guidance to keep going? Join author Aimee DuFresne and the Keep going Movement at www.aimeedufresne.com
Aimee DuFresne, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term going is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Going viral: Texas officer doing the "Nae Nae"
A video clip showing a Texas police officer doing a dance with neighborhood children, known as the "Nae Nae," has become an online ... «News10.net, Jul 15»
2
Driver going 195 km/h on Hwy 1 has car impounded
A woman, 19, had her car taken away after being caught going 195 kilometers per hour on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Regina. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Turkey Testicle Festival host isn't going nuts over copycat event
EAST DUNDEE, Ill. — The owner of a suburban Chicago pub that has held an annual Turkey Testicle Festival for 32 years isn't testy at all that a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
4
I'm going to try to push my own limits, says Novak Djokovic
“I'm going to try to push my own limits and see how far I can go really with titles and with myself playing on this high level.” And let that be a ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Is the tech sector going to the dogs?
It's not something you're going to casually try,” Mr. Thexton said. Another startup aiming for a similar market is DogSync, which has an app that ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Michael Fallon: Defence budget going up
Michael Fallon: Defence budget going up. 3 hours ago. The UK will spend more on defence under the new Budget, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said. «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
ResearchKit going mainstream in big pharma as GlaxoSmithKline …
A few days after Buzzfeed revealed that Purdue Pharma was investigating the use of Apple's ResearchKit platform to assist in developing new ... «9 to 5 Mac, Jul 15»
8
We thought we were just going on holiday - then our fellas proposed!
These days going down on one knee in your local restaurant isn't enough for some romantic men with one in four marriage proposals now ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
News, Notes from a Summer League Sunday: Kings fans are going
LAS VEGAS — The PBT team is in Sin City for NBA Summer League and it is an ever-growing event — two games going on at a time, coaches ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
10
Treasury official says no going back to days of Wall Street dealer …
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A senior Treasury Department official pushed back Monday against critics of regulatory reform by saying it ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

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