Going — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

accepted, used, or practiced by most people

"what's the going price for a good used washing machine?"

being in effective operation

"he just can't keep his small bookstore going"

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

"our continued partnership with them is a going concern"

forward movement in time or place

"tried to get down the hill quickly, but it was slow going with an injured foot"

the act of leaving a place

"was so absorbed in her TV show she didn't notice his comings or goings"

to move forward along a course

"everything is going according to our plans"

to leave a place often for another

"will go on vacation at the end of the year"

"decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier"

to be fitting or proper

"at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes"

to be in agreement on every point

"your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said"

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

"the highway goes right along the river"

to eventually have as a state or quality

"she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop"

"the room went dark"

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

"watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges"

to have or be in a usual or proper place

"these plates go in this cabinet"

to lose bodily strength or vigor

"when you get old, your eyesight starts to go"

to make one's way through, across, or over

"I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space"

to occur within a continuous range of variation

"selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million"

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

"to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round"

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

"I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off"

to come to an end

"we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went"

to have enough money for

"I think I can go for the new car after all"

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

"I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute"

to stop living

"her grandmother went peacefully last night"

to turn out as planned or desired

"we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out"