going Значение & определение

Значение на going на български

• 0 how quickly you do something:

  • The traffic was terrible so it was slow going.

• 1 how easy or difficult something is:

  • She's obviously very intelligent, but her lectures are heavy going (= they are difficult to understand).

  • At first the job was hard going (= difficult), but it's got easier with time.

• 2 the condition of the ground for walking or riding, etc.:

  • After an inch of rain at the racecourse overnight, the going is described as good to soft.

• 3 an occasion when someone leaves somewhere:

  • His going came as a shock.

• 4 available or existing:

  • I wouldn't trust him if I were you - he's the biggest crook going (= he's the most dishonest person that exists).

  • I don't suppose there's any left-over pie going, is there?

• 5 the usual rate, price, etc. at a particular time:

  • £30 an hour is the going rate for a piano teacher.

• 6 used to refer to the activity of going to the stated place:

  • He grew up in a strict church-going family.

• 7 (of a price or a charge) usual or suitable at the present time:

  • What’s the going rate for this kind of work?

• 8 operating successfully or without difficulty:

  • The advertising agency was a going concern when she headed it.