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Goings

A departure.

📖 Definitions of "Goings"

noun
  1. 1

    A departure.

    "Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband"

  2. 2

    The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.

    "The going was very difficult over the ice."

  3. 3

    Progress.

    "We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price."

  4. 4

    Conditions for advancing in any way.

    "Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Goings"

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activenounA person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
passingnounThe fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
going away(idiomatic, by extension) Readily, handily, unmistakably.
departurenounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
exitnounAn act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
releasenoun(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
expirationnounAn act, process, or instance of expiring.
lossnoun(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
sleddingnounThe act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.
leavinga 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.
arrivalsnounThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
beginningsnounbeginning
comingsnounThe act of arriving; an arrival.
departuresnounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
entrantsnounA participant who enters something, such as a contest.
eventsnounAn occurrence; something that happens.
exchangesnounAn act of exchanging or trading.
inflowsnounThe act or process of flowing in or into.
newcomersnounOne who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
outflowsnounThe process of flowing out.

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