Going
/ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Going
verb
- To move:
- (chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
"The engine just won't go anymore."
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
"Get ready, get set, go!"
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
"It’s your turn; go."
- To attend.
"I go to school at the schoolhouse."
noun
- A departure.
"Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband"
- The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
"The going was very difficult over the ice."
- Progress.
"We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price."
- Conditions for advancing in any way.
"Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant."
- Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
adjective
- Likely to continue; viable.
"He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern."
- Current, prevailing.
"The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour."
- (especially after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
"He has the easiest job going."
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
freezehaltremainstand stillstaystop