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Traditional English :: going
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goint - n. & adj. --n. 1 a the act or process of going. b an instance of this; a departure.
2 a the condition of the ground for walking, riding, etc. b progress affected by this (found the going hard). --adj. 1 in or into action (set the clock going).
2 existing, available; to be had (there's cold beef going; one of the best fellows going).
3 current, prevalent (the going rate). get going start steadily talking, working, etc. (can't stop him when he gets going). going away a departure, esp. on a honeymoon. going concern a thriving business. going for one colloq. acting in one's favour (he has got a lot going for him). going on fifteen etc. esp. US approaching one's fifteenth etc. birthday. going on for approaching (a time, an age, etc.) (must be going on for 6 years). going-over 1 colloq. an inspection or overhaul.
2 sl. a thrashing.
3 US colloq. a scolding. goings-on behaviour, esp. morally suspect. going to intending or intended to; about to; likely to (it's going to sink!). heavy going slow or difficult to progress with (found Proust heavy going). to be going on with to start with; for the time being. while the going is good while conditions are favourable. [GO(1): in some senses f. earlier a-going: see A(2) )] |
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Related Words
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going
away
gift
bald
are
you
have
been
long
has
this
chapel
ratchet
clank
commando
cheat
walk
through
code
coming
day
our
life
concern
crazy
got
me
distance
into
labor
dave
matthew
band
out
business
sale
places.co.uk
home
hell
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Most Often Usage
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going away gift
going bald
where are you going where have you been
how long has this been going on
going to the chapel
ratchet and clank going commando cheat
ratchet and clank going commando
ratchet and clank going commando walk through
ratchet and clank going commando cheat code
coming and going on day of our life
going commando
going concern
going crazy
you got me going crazy
going distance
going into labor
dave matthew band where are you going
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