ˈɡəuɪŋ n. & adj. --n. 1 a
the act or process of going. b an
instance of
this; a
departure. 2 a the
condition of the ground
for walking, riding, etc. b
progress affected by this (found the going hard). --adj. 1 in or
into action (set the clock going). 2 existing,
available; to be
had (there's
cold beef going;
one of the
best fellows going). 3
current,
prevalent (the going rate). øget going
start steadily
talking,
working, etc. (can't
stop him when he gets going). going
away a departure,
esp. on a
honeymoon. going
concern a thriving
business. going for one colloq.
acting in one's
favour (he
has got a
lot going for him). going on
fifteen etc. esp. US approaching one's fifteenth etc.
birthday. going on for approaching (a
time, an
age, etc.) (must be going on for 6 years). going-over 1 colloq. an inspection or
overhaul. 2 sl. a thrashing. 3 US colloq. a scolding. goings-on
behaviour, esp. morally
suspect. going to intending or
intended to;
about to;
likely to (it's going to sink!).
heavy going
slow or
difficult to progress
with (found Proust heavy going). to be going on with to start with; for the time
being.
while the going is
good while conditions are
favourable. [GO(1): in
some senses f. earlier a-going: see A(2)]
