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I got married in Florence, Italy. My husband and I were in love but totally broke, so we eloped and got married in Italy, where he was going on a business trip. We had to pull a guy off the street to be our witness. It was incredibly romantic. Florence is still one of my favorite cities in the world.
Libba Bray

Meaning of "going on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOING ON

going on  [ˈɡəʊɪŋ ɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOING ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Going on is a preposition.
The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES GOING ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of going on in the English dictionary

The definition of going on in the dictionary is you can use going on before a number to say that something has almost reached that number. For example, you can say that someone is going on 40 to indicate that they are nearly 40.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOING ON

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOING ON

and so on
bang on
big on
bring on
come on
go down on
hang on
have nothing on
jog on
keep tabs on
off and on
pull on
pull the plug on
put money on
run out on
shed light on
take out on
take up on
turn on
work on

Synonyms and antonyms of going on in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «going on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOING ON

Find out the translation of going on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of going on 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 on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怎么回事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasando
570 millions of speakers

English

going on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चल रहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يجري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

происходит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acontecendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাচ্ছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berlaku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

los
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起こっている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

arep ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xảy ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चालू आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devam etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in corso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzieje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відбувається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întâmplă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόκειται για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pågår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of going on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOING ON»

The term «going on» is very widely used and occupies the 6.918 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOING ON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «going on» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «going on» 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 on

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOING ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word going on.
1
Lucy Alibar
There are so many remarkable playwrights working right now, that I see everything I can. Annie Baker is a genius, I'll see anything she writes. The same for Lynn Nottage, Cynthia Hopkins, and Lisa D'Amour. Anything they've got going on, I'll go see.
2
Kevin J. Anderson
If you look at the British royal family and take away the scandals and the goofy stuff that's going on, people love to have this king to look up to - the royals are like celebrities.
3
Poul Anderson
I wrote the first book, Harvest of Stars, and as I was writing it, I saw that certain implications had barely been touched on... It's perfectly obvious that two completely revolutionary things are going on, with cybernetics, and biological science.
4
Alison Bechdel
That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid, something about my gender identity that I haven't figured out yet. And that's one of the things I'm hoping to dissect and investigate in this memoir project.
5
Richard Ben-Veniste
Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9/11, up to and including the catastrophe that occurred. And thank goodness, we're not obliged to make assessments of what's going on now and deal with these current events.
6
Douglas Booth
One of the biggest things I used to struggle with was about things like going on holiday. Whereas all your friends can talk about something and plan something all year long, I know that I'm probably going to be away and I'm going to miss all of it. If a job comes up, you just can't be there.
7
Chadwick Boseman
I'm the kind of guy who comes home and checks scores for everything. I'm a sports fan in general, so I pretty much keep up with who's ahead in a division and everything that's going on.
8
Ben Bradlee
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
9
Libba Bray
I got married in Florence, Italy. My husband and I were in love but totally broke, so we eloped and got married in Italy, where he was going on a business trip. We had to pull a guy off the street to be our witness. It was incredibly romantic. Florence is still one of my favorite cities in the world.
10
Cameron Bright
Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet. There is so much life underneath the water that we don't know about. I would love to check out the bottom of the ocean to see what's going on down there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOING ON»

Discover the use of going on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to going on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What's Going On
Engaging, provocative, and utterly fearless, here is a commentator to reckon with, addressing our most persistent divisions in a voice of stinging immediacy. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Nathan Mc Call, 2009
2
What's Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in ...
This remarkable book also discusses: how a baby's brain is "assembled" from scratch the critical prenatal factors that shapebrain development how the birthing process itself affects the brain which forms of stimulation are most effective at ...
Lise Eliot, 2010
3
13 Going on 30
At her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wishes she were thirty and wakes up to discover that she has an apartment in New York City, a job at a fashion magazine, and a sexy boyfriend--but inside she is still thirteen.
Christa Roberts, 2004
4
What's Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find ...
What's Going On Down There? answers any questions you might have about puberty, from what it is and what it feels like, to what puberty is like for girls, to how to handle the sexual feelings you may be starting to experience.
Nick Castro, Karen Gravelle, 2009
5
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
This is an appealing big-format paperback version of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize winner. Beautifully written and illustrated, the favourite children's rhyme is ideal for sharing with groups of children or perfect as a bedtime story.
Michael Rosen, 2014
6
Going on Being: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
Going on Being is an intimate chronicle of Epstein's formative years as well as a practical guide to how a Buddhist understanding of psychological problems can help anyone change for the better.
Geshe Tsering, Mark Epstein, 2010
7
What In the World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You ...
And that's why Dr. David Jeremiah has written What In the World Is Going On?, a unique book that cuts through the hundreds of books and numerous theories to identify the essential 10 most important bible prophecies.
David Jeremiah, 2008
8
We're Going on a Lion Hunt
We're going on a lion hunt. Time to put on your safari hats, says a teacher before leading her class on an exciting imaginary journey. Off they go!
Margery Cuyler, 2008
9
What's Going On?: Political Incorporation and the ...
Why is this the case? Katherine Tate contends that Black political incorporation and increased affluence since the civil rights movement have made Black politics and public opinion more moderate over time.
Katherine Tate, 2010
10
What's Going On?: Marvin Gaye and the Last Days of the ...
This book looks at the making of the album, interviewing artists close to the singer, to arrive at an understanding of what the album means.
Ben Edmonds, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOING ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term going on is used in the context of the following news items.
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We thought we were just going on holiday - then our fellas proposed!
A quarter of men propose to their girlfriends on holiday... here three women recall how they returned from breaks with a ring on their finger. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Good morning, 7 things going on today
CEDAR FALLS | Music will highlight the ninth annual Cedar Valley Praise Fest, set for Monday through July 18 at the Riverview Conference ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
3
What's Going on in China?
After a stunning rally over the last year, Chinese shares have been on a roller coaster in recent times. To get a read on the situation, we ... «Morningstar, Jul 15»
4
Editorial board: Wyoming must get going on hemp cards, registration
The state Legislature in its most recent session legalized a hemp extract oil that has the potential to help people with epilepsy. It could mean ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
5
TOWIE's Mark Wright is GOING ON LOVE ISLAND!
We've seen awkward sex, buckets of tears and more bad tattoos than a post-sixth form lads' holiday to Magaluf, but there's one thing the Love ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
6
Chesapeake Energy: A Whole Lot of Shorting Going On
Sterne Agee CRT's Tim Rezvan is feeling bullish about Chesapeake Energy (CHK), which he upgraded on June 29. One of the reasons: The ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
7
Valve's Vive VR headset going on world tour
HTC is taking Valve's Vive VR headset on a tour across the USA and Europe. The series of series of appearances kicked off on July 9th in San ... «Develop, Jul 15»
8
What's Going On: July 13, 2015
What's Going On: July 13, 2015. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. Share this with your friends! From. To. Compose ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»
9
Seafest kicks off Wednesday, lots going on over 11-day festival
YARMOUTH -- Between the opening-day children's parade and mayor's picnic in the park on Wednesday, July 15, and the final night of ... «Yarmouth County Vanguard, Jul 15»
10
Longtime northeast Iowa destination farm going on auction block
HUDSON | A slice of Northeast Iowa's cultural history will disappear under an auctioneer's gavel when Heritage Farm goes on the block at 9:30 ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»

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