Goidelic
Goidelic

going


Definition: Meaning of, going in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡəʊɪŋ /

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  1. the difficulty or speed with which something is done
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  2. the act of leaving a place [=  departure]
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  3. heavy going if a book, play etc is heavy going, it is boring and difficult to understand
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  4. while the going's good spoken if you suggest doing something while the going's good, you think it should be done before it becomes difficult or impossible
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  5. when the going gets tough, the tough get going when the conditions become difficult, strong people begin to do something in a determined way
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  6. the going British English the condition of the ground, especially for a horse race
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  1. the going rate/price/salary etc the usual amount you pay or receive as payment for something
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  2. the biggest/best/nicest etc something going the biggest, best etc of a particular thing
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  3. [not before noun] British English informal available
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  4. have a lot going for you to have many advantages and good qualities that will bring success
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  5. a going concern a business which is making a profit and is expected to continue to do so
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  6. also -going used after words such as cinema and theatre to form adjectives that describe people who regularly go to the cinema, theatre etc
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going used in phrases

  • easy going (noun)
    1. easy unobstructed progress
  • easy-going (adjective)
    1. not easily upset, annoyed, or worried
  • get going (verb)
    1. begin or set in motion
    2. start to be active
  • going ashore (noun)
    1. debarkation from a boat or ship
  • going away (noun)
    1. the act of departing
  • going strong (adjective)
    1. alive, vigorous and doing well
  • going to Jerusalem (noun)
    1. a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
  • going under (noun)
    1. of a ship sinking
  • going-out-of-business sale (noun)
    1. a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close
  • going-over (noun)
    1. a thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right [↪  once-over]
    2. give something a going-over to improve the condition of something, for example by cleaning it thoroughly
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