going
the act of departing
How often you will meet it
Rank 180 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 134,167 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.064% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of departing also: departure, going away, leaving
- euphemistic expressions for death also: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, release thousands mourned his passing
- advancing toward a goal also: sledding persuading him was easy goingthe proposal faces tough sledding
adjective
- in full operation a going concern
going in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He looks as if he was going to make some one president.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I went on, ‘I’m going to warn you, whether you like it or not.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The man with him was a stranger, and Jason understood better now what was going on.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The load tore a part of his clothes from his body, one shot going through his arm and entering his breast.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1