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On a bike, being just slightly above pedestrian and car eye level, one gets a perfect view of the goings-on in one's own town.
David Byrne

Meaning of "goings-on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOINGS-ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOINGS-ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goings-On is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES GOINGS-ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of goings-on in the English dictionary

The definition of goings-on in the dictionary is actions or conduct, esp when regarded with disapproval. Other definition of goings-on is happenings or events, esp when mysterious or suspicious.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOINGS-ON

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOINGS-ON

add-on
always-on
carry-on
carryings-on
come-on
follow-on
hands-on
hangers-on
hard-on
head-on
kid-on
odds-on
put-on
right-on
run-on
slip-on
spot-on
spray-on
turn-on
walk-on

Synonyms and antonyms of goings-on in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GOINGS-ON»

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

Translation of «goings-on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOINGS-ON

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

Translator English - Chinese

诡异活动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tejemaneje
570 millions of speakers

English

goings-on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाल पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ما يجري على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отъезды - на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acontecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘটনাসমূহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

événement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goings-on
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorgänge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出来事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정직한 행실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goings-on
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

goings-on
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடப்புகள் குறித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घडामोडींवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gidişat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manovre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

afery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від´їзди - на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fel de a fi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμβάντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedoentes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förehavanden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotspor-on
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of goings-on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOINGS-ON»

The term «goings-on» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOINGS-ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goings-on

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3 QUOTES WITH «GOINGS-ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word goings-on.
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David Byrne
On a bike, being just slightly above pedestrian and car eye level, one gets a perfect view of the goings-on in one's own town.
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Gabriel Mann
All I had, originally, were pages of Nolan's dialogue. I think his character serves the story in a nice way. He's a Greek chorus for the goings-on in the Hamptons.
3
Norman Rockwell
Things aren't much wilder now, I don't think, than they were back then. Of course I just read about all the goings-on now. Ha.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOINGS-ON»

Discover the use of goings-on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goings-on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Not-so-very-nice-goings-on at Victoria Lodge
In writing The-Not-So-Very-Nice Goings-On at Victoria Lodge, Philip Ardagh follows in the grand tradition of E. V. Lucas and George Morrow and their 1911 book What A Life! which was based on a (heavily doctored) Whiteley's store catalogue; ...
Philip Ardagh, 2004
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Hauntings and Ghostly Goings on in Ireland - Tales and ...
Tales and accounts of spirits and paranormal experiences in Ireland.
Various, 2011
3
Goings on about Town: Photographs for the New Yorker
Foreword by Mark Singer. Afterword by Elisabeth Biondi.
‎2007
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The goings on of mrs. Brown at the Tichborne trial and in ...
MRS. BROWN. &. HER. GOINGS. ON. ' j "HIS is a 'umble book, written in all ' umble- -*- ness by one who is no penman, though having been a waiter for many years on the best of carriage company as a extra, and formerly as a footman in ...
George Rose, 1872
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The Music and Life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro: Infatuation
Goings on about Town," New Yorker, 11 February 1950: 7: Birdland. 44. L. Feather, Encyclopedia of Jazz, new edition (1960), 348. 45. B. Crow, From Birdland to Broadway (1992), 5. 46. Horace Silver in P. Pullman, ed., booklet to the ...
Leif Bo Petersen, Theo Rehak, 2009
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Language in the Brain: Critical Assessments
The goings-on of the here-and-now increase the brain functions of memory as capacity because of familiarity. In the case of a visit to a foreign country, they include shopping, taking a tour, or asking for directions to get back to the hotel when ...
Fred C.C. Peng, 2005
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Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction
Suppose you doubted this assumption, however; suppose you identified conscious states with states of brains; suppose you thought mental occurrences were at bottom nothing more than goings-on in the brain? This is the mind–brain identity ...
John Heil, 2012
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Language and Perception: Essays in the Philosophy of Language
The question might be, “What is that goings-on over there?” And then the answer will be, “That is a game of baseball.” That is what I would expect. A game of baseball is an organized human activity and hence a goings-on. “That is a game of ...
Frank B. Ebersole, 2002
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Lyrical Affairs, Poetry, and Parables Through the Years
Now I've been thinking about some goings-on, and something tells me something's wrong, if you know what I mean. They are getting shot in their neighborhoods. They are getting shot in their schools. They are getting shot on the freeways.
R K Clark, 2013
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Derrida on the Mend
88, 89, emphasizes the "estrangement" of Being, a motif which Derrida permutates into the "always not enough" of goings on; that is, for Derrida goings on always "fall short" of metaphysical formulae of completeness (of "closure of the circle," ...
Robert R. Magliola, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOINGS-ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term goings-on is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to handle a design critique - The Next Web
Engineers and stakeholders who are plugged into the current goings-on are huge allies in an otherwise stiff meeting room. Unable to explain ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
2
A horribly funny way of looking at our island's history - Doncaster …
Featuring 3D Bogglevision special effects and a cast of horrible characters, goggle at the goings-on of the Groovy Greeks and let the Incredible ... «Doncaster Today, Jul 15»
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Heroes Reborn: Comic-Con trailer lands online | Den of Geek
We've a lot of news from the weekend to catch up on this morning, thanks to San Diego Comic-Con's onslaught of geeky goings-on. Here's one ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
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Turkey's former president urges shift in foreign policy - POLITICS
“All goings-on in the Middle East are directly a concern for Turkey. Turkey, at this point, should be powerful inside. Turkish society should live in ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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The Gallows: film review and trailer | Nottingham Post
Lenses point in the direction of ghoulish goings-on with uncanny precision and when common sense dictates a hasty exit, the young ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dead at 55 - The Age
He hosted a series of behind-the-scenes interviews called "Iwata Asks" which shed light on the goings-on at Nintendo, and also brought news ... «The Age, Jul 15»
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Greece debt crisis live: The list of reforms that Greece must meet if it …
Earlier in the year, they were closely supervising goings-on in Athens. They were popular hate figures in Greece, and have been in-and-out of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Kids Company: a cuddly front for state intervention | British politics …
Not because of her exotic dress, dramatic family history or even the new claims about dodgy goings-on in her fiefdom. But because her success ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
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OPINION: A little birdy told me Walter likes my bed | Ipswich …
After about a week of these goings-on, and one incident of me skating across the timber floor on loose birdseed, I came home one night from ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
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Johnson: Long week of waiting for redemption finally over for …
Having been spared involvement in the Muck-Up in Montreal, Simpson was able to critique the goings-on from a different, distanced ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Goings-On [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/goings-on>. Apr 2024 ».
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