I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of gon, goon to go — more at go
1.
a. : the act or action of going
had to restrict myself to a careful routine of one hour's going and ten minutes' halt — D.L.Bush
— often used in combination
play going
sea going
b. : departure
stand not upon the order of your going , but go at once — Shakespeare
c. : the manner or style of going
erect his port and firm his going — William Wordsworth
2.
a. : a way (as a path or road) that leads from one place to another
the … rail, which keeps horses from the inner going , altered the layout of the course — Sydney (Austral.) Sun and Guardian
b. : a run of stairs
3. goings plural : course of life : behavior : actions
for his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings — Job 34:21 (Authorized Version)
4. : the condition of the ground (as for walking or racing)
the surface of the cotton patch was baked hard, and climbing the fence we found the going better — Joseph Nelson
5. : advance toward or as if toward an objective : progress
wanted to build up enough capital to start farming … but the going was slow — John Bird
in the new world he found it rough going — W.L.Gresham
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of gon, goon
1.
a. : that goes — often used in combination
easy going
out going
b. : moving , operating , working
the interior of the shop was in going order — Arnold Bennett
2.
a. : existing , living
the finest crime novelist going — Anthony Boucher
b. : available for use or enjoyment
watched his movements with the eyes of a hungry dog who believes that there is provender going — John Buchan
3. : commonly or widely current or accepted : prevailing
when you marketed your crops abroad, you sold in free markets for the going price — A.E.Stevenson b. 1900
his fee was about five times larger than the going rate of our native talent — E.A.Weeks
4. : conducting business, operations, or activities with the likelihood of indefinite continuance : actively carried on
were not going to throw away their interest in a going concern for a hazardous new venture — Elmer Davis
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- going and coming
- going on