going (redirected from goings)

go·ing  (gng)

n.

1. Departure: comings and goings.

2. The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding: Once we left the trail the going was rough.

3. Informal Progress toward a goal; headway: It was easy going during my senior year.

adj.

1. Working; running: a machine in going order.

2. In full operation; flourishing: a going business.

3. Current; prevailing: The going rates are high.

4. To be found; available: the best products going.

Idiom:

going on

Approaching: The child is six, going on seven years of age.

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going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]

n

1. a departure or farewell

2. the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc. muddy going

3. Informal speed, progress, etc. we made good going on the trip

adj

1. thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern)

2. (Business / Commerce) current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation the going rate for electricians the going value of the firm

3. (postpositive) available the best going

(Business / Commerce)

going, going, gone! a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has almost finished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	going - the act of departing                 departure, going away, leaving human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen breaking away - departing hastily leave-taking, parting, farewell, leave - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" French leave - an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) disappearance, disappearing - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" sailing - the departure of a vessel from a port boarding, embarkation, embarkment - the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft exit - the act of going out dispatch, shipment, despatch - the act of sending off something takeoff - a departure; especially of airplanes
	2.	going - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" exit, expiration, passing, departure, release, loss euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
	3.	going - advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" sledding accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
Adj.	1.	going - in full operation; "a going concern" active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

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going

adjective current, accepted, standard, usual, typical She says that's the going rate for a house this big.

Translations

going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= departure) → salida f, partida f
see also coming B

2. (= progress) it was slow going → se avanzaba a paso lento
good going! → ¡bien hecho!
that was good going → eso fue muy rápido
the climb was hard going → la subida fue muy dura
the meeting was hard going → en la reunión se complicaron bastante las cosas
the book was heavy going → la lectura del libro resultó pesada
it's heavy going talking to her → es pesado hablar con ella

3. (= state of surface etc) → estado m del camino (Horse racing etc) → estado m de la pista
let's cross while the going is good → aprovechemos para cruzar
we made money while the going was good → mientras las condiciones eran favorables ganábamos dinero

B. ADJ

1. (= thriving) [business, concern] → establecido

2. (= current) [price, rate] → corriente

3. (= available) the best one going → el mejor que hay

going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]

n

(= state of ground) → état m du terrain
when the going gets tough (fig) → quand ça commence à être dur
while the going is good (fig) → au bon moment

(HORSE RACING) → état m du terrain

(= progress) → progression f
it was slow going → les progrès étaient lents, ça n'avançait pas
that's not bad going, that's good going (mainly British) → c'est pas mal
to be hard going → être dur
It was hard going → Ça a été dur.
slow going
It was slow going getting the facts out of our boss → Ce n'était pas facile de tirer les vers du nez de notre patron.
to be heavy going → être difficile

adj (= current) [price, rate] → actuel(le)
the going price for sth → le prix actuel de qch
the going rate → le tarif (en vigueur)
going concern n → affaire f en activité
going on prep (= nearly)
We've been married for going on two years → Nous sommes mariés depuis bientôt deux ans maintenant.
He's going on 50 → Il va sur la cinquantaine.
going-over [ˌgəʊɪŋˈəʊvə^r] n

(= check) → vérification f, révision f

(= beating) → passage m à tabac >
to give sb a good going-over → passer qn à tabac
goings-on [ˌgəʊɪŋzˈɒn] npl (= behaviour) → manigances fpl (= happenings) → événements mpl

going prp of go

n

(= departure) → Weggang m, → (Weg)gehen nt

(= pace, conditions) it’s slow going → es geht nur langsam voran; that’s good going → das ist ein flottes Tempo; that’s not bad going for you → das ist gar nicht schlecht für deine Verhältnisse; the going is good/soft/hard (Horse-racing) → die Bahn ist gut/weich/hart; the road was rough going → man kam auf der Straße nur mit Mühe voran; it’s heavy going talking to him → es ist sehr mühsam, sich mit ihm zu unterhalten; to get out while the going is good → sich rechtzeitig absetzen; when the going gets tough → wenn es hart auf hart kommt; when the going gets tough, the tough get going → wenn es hart auf hart kommt zeigt sich, wer wirklich was kann

adj

(= customary) rate, price → gängig, üblich

(after superl: inf) the best thing going → das Beste überhaupt; the biggest fool going → der allergrößte Idiot

a going concern (Comm) → ein gut gehendes Unternehmen; to sell a business as a going concern → ein bestehendes Unternehmen verkaufen; to be a going concern (fig: = successful) → ein Erfolg m → sein; (= working) → in Betrieb sein; (= in existence) → bestehen; he sold me the car as a going concern (hum) → als er mir das Auto verkaufte, lief es angeblich noch

going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]

1. n

a. (pace) → andatura, ritmo
it was slow going → si andava a rilento
that was good going → è stata una cosa veloce

b. (state of road surface) → percorribilità; (in horse-racing) → terreno
let's get out while the going is good → è meglio uscirne finché sia possibile
it's heavy going talking to her → parlare con lei è una faticaccia

2. adj

a. a going concern → un'azienda avviata

b. (current, price) → corrente, attuale
the going rate → la tariffa in vigore