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going
[ goh-ing ]
noun
- the act of leaving or departing; departure:
a safe going and quick return.
- the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving:
After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
- progress; advancement:
With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.
- Usually goings. behavior; conduct; deportment.
adjective
- moving or working, as machinery.
- active, alive, or existing.
- continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner:
a going company.
- current; prevalent; usual:
What is the going price of good farmland in this area?
- leaving; departing.
going
/ 藞伞蓹蕣瑟艐 /
noun
- a departure or farewell
- the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc
muddy going
- informal.speed, progress, etc
we made good going on the trip
adjective
- thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern )
- current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation
the going rate for electricians
the going value of the firm
- postpositive available
the best going
- going, going, gone!a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished
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Idioms and Phrases
- get going, to begin; get started.
- going away, Sports. by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest:
The champion won the bout going away.
- going on,
- nearly; almost:
It's going on four o'clock.
- happening:
What's going on here?
- continuing; lasting:
That party has been going on all night.
Example Sentences
Speaking to BBC Radio Kent, Ms Duffield said she would like an apology from her former leader for how she was treated, but added it was "pretty obvious he's not going to, isn't it?"
The BMA has not yet formally consulted its members on taking the dispute further, such as going on strike.
She says it gives her a sense of pride and a work ethic she is proud to have passed on to her children: "It keeps me going."
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil while screaming "I'm going to kill you" has been sentenced to 15 years in detention.
The caller tells Sanders the Saints will make him their next pick before saying that he is going to "have to wait a little bit longer".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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