going
Definitions
Noun
- The act of departing
- Euphemistic expressions for death
- Advancing toward a goal
Verb
- Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- Follow a procedure or take a course
- Move away from a place into another direction
- Enter or assume a certain state or condition
- Be awarded; be allotted
- Have a particular form
- Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Follow a certain course
- Be abolished or discarded
- Be or continue to be in a certain condition
- Make a certain noise or sound
- Perform as expected when applied
- To be spent or finished
- Progress by being changed
- Continue to live through hardship or adversity
- Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- Be in the right place or situation
- Be ranked or compare
- Begin or set in motion
- Have a turn; make one's move in a game
- Be contained in
- Be sounded, played, or expressed
- Blend or harmonize
- Lead, extend, or afford access
- Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- Be spent
- Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- Stop operating or functioning
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "going".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | going | 2 | 399 |
| 2 | undergoing | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | foregoing | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | outgoing | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | churchgoing | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | easygoing | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | goings | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | forgoing | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | goings-on | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | goings-ons | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | moviegoing | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | oceangoing | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | ongoing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | seagoing | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "going".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "going".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | growing | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | glowing | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | groping | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | goin | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | owing | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | gouging | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | goings | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | golfing | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | goering | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | gowing | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | goring | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | goding | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gong | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ging | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | ongoing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | goofing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | gooding | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | golding | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | godding | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | goading | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "going" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "going" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "going" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 33
Fragments: 14
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 7
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
‘Everything is going up’: Americans struggle with affordability despite Trump’s claims
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian
'Just keep going': Concord wrestler is first girl to win state championship four times
Mar 13, 2026 New Hampshire Public Radio
Mar 13, 2026 New Hampshire Public Radio

