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Going
noun 3.Advancing toward a goal. Synonym: sledding. "The proposal faces tough sledding" adjective
Go
verb (past went; past part. gone; pres. part. going) 1.Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. Synonyms: locomote, move, travel. "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus" , "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect" , "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" , "News travelled fast" 2.Follow a procedure or take a course. Synonyms: move, proceed. "She went through a lot of trouble" , "Go about the world in a certain manner" , "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" 3.Move away from a place into another direction. Synonyms: depart, go away. "The train departs at noon" 4.Enter or assume a certain state or condition. Synonyms: become, get. "It must be getting more serious" , "Her face went red with anger" , "She went into ecstasy" , "Get going!" 5.Be awarded; be allotted. "Her money went on clothes" 6.Have a particular form. Synonym: run. "As the saying goes..." 7.Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: extend, lead, pass, run. "His knowledge doesn't go very far" , "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" , "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" 8.Follow a certain course. Synonym: proceed. "How did your interview go?" 9.Be abolished or discarded. "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" 10.Be or continue to be in a certain condition. 11.Make a certain noise or sound. Synonym: sound. "The gun went 'bang'" 12.Perform as expected when applied. Synonyms: function, operate, run, work. "Does this old car still run well?" , "This old radio doesn't work anymore" 13.To be spent or finished. Synonyms: run low, run short. "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" 14.Progress by being changed. Synonyms: move, run. "Run through your presentation before the meeting" 15.Continue to live through hardship or adversity. Synonyms: endure, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive. "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" , "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents" , "How long can a person last without food and water?" 16.Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action. "The day went well until I got your call" 17.Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. Synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it. "The children perished in the fire" , "The patient went peacefully" , "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" 18.Be in the right place or situation. Synonym: belong. "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government" , "Where do these books go?" 21.Have a turn; make one's move in a game. Synonym: move. 23.Be sounded, played, or expressed. 24.Blend or harmonize. Synonyms: blend, blend in. "This sofa won't go with the chairs" 25.Lead, extend, or afford access. Synonym: lead. "The road runs South" 26.Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired. Synonym: fit. 27.Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way. Synonym: rifle. 29.Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number. Synonym: plump. 30.Stop operating or functioning. Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad. "The car died on the road" , "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town" , "The coffee maker broke" , "The engine failed on the way to town" , "Her eyesight went after the accident"
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