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GOING

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There are 47 meanings of the word Going.

How to pronounce going:

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Going - as a noun

Euphemistic expressions for death

Example: "Thousands mourned his passing"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
departure12exit11expiration19loss4passing10release7

Advancing toward a goal

Example: "Persuading him was easy going"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sledding11

Going - as an adjective satellite

In full operation

Example: "A going concern"

Going - as a verb

To move:

(chiefly of a machine) to work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).

Example: "The engine just won't go anymore."

To start; to begin (an action or process).

Example: "Get ready, get set, go!"

To take a turn, especially in a game.

Example: "It’s your turn; go."

To attend.

Example: "I go to school at the schoolhouse."

To proceed:

To follow or travel along (a path):

To extend (from one point in time or space to another).

Example: "This property goes all the way to the state line."

To lead (to a place); to give access to.

Example: "Does this road go to fort smith?"

To become. (the adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)

Example: "After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight."

To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.

To continuously or habitually be in a state.

Example: "I don't want my children to go hungry."

To come to (a certain condition or state).

Example: "They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock."

To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.

Example: "The traffic light went straight from green to red."

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

Example: "How did your meeting with smith go?"

To tend (toward a result).

Example: "These experiences go to make us stronger."

To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.

Example: "Qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter"

To pass, to be used up:

To die.

To be discarded.

Example: "This chair has got to go."

To be lost or out:

To break down or apart:

To be sold.

Example: "Everything must go."

To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.

Example: "The award went to steven spielberg."

To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.

Example: "Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!"

To have a certain record.

Example: "The team is going five in a row."

To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

To say (something), to make a sound:

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).

Example: "As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic."

To resort (to).

Example: "I'll go to court if i have to."

To apply or subject oneself to:

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

To date.

Example: "He's been going with her for two weeks."

To attack:

To be in general; to be usually.

Example: "As sentences go, this one is pretty boring."

To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.

Example: "Let's go halves on this."

To yield or weigh.

Example: "Those babies go five tons apiece."

To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.

Example: "I'll go a ten-spot."

To enjoy. (compare go for.)

Example: "I could go a beer right about now."

To urinate or defecate.

Example: "Have you managed to go today, mrs. miggins?"

Going - as an adjective

Likely to continue; viable.

Example: "He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern."

Current, prevailing.

Example: "The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour."

(especially after a noun phrase with a superlative) available.

Example: "He has the easiest job going."

Example Sentences

"The going rate for a haircut at this salon is $50."
"He sets a brisk going pace during our morning walks."
"The going concern of the company is uncertain due to recent losses."
"She decided to join the going party at the local club."
"Our team has a tough road ahead, with a lot of going competition."
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Word Game Points

Is GOING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, going is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

GOING has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.

Is GOING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, going is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
GOING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.

Is GOING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, going is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
GOING has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.

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