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Added 6 October 2026

going

/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ verb

In Latin: itio Wiktionary

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present participle and gerund of go
I'm afraid I must be going.
Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
theatre-going, church-going, movie-going

noun

A departure.
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
The going was very difficult over the ice.
Progress.
We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.

adjective

Likely to continue; viable.
He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
Current, prevailing.
The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
Available.
He has the easiest job going.

Origin

Verb form from Middle English goinge, goynge, gayng, variants of gonde, goonde, gaand, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic *gēndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *gēną, *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to go + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian geanend (“going”), Dutch gaand (“going”), German gehend (“going”), Danish gående (“going”), Swedish gående (“going”). Noun and adjective from Middle English going, goyng, gaing, gayng, equivalent to go + -ing. Compare German Gehung, Old English gang (“a going”). More at gang.

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