GOING


Meaning of GOING in English

I. ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ noun

Date: 14th century

1. : an act or instance of going

2. plural : behavior , actions

for his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his going s — Job 34:21 (Authorized Version)

3. : the condition of the ground (as for walking)

4. : advance toward an objective

when the going gets tough

II. adjective

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : that goes — often used in combination

easy going

out going

b. : working , moving

everything was in going order

2. : living , existing

the best novelist going

3. : current , prevailing

going price

4. : conducting business with the expectation of indefinite continuance

going concern

- going on

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.