Gonig vs. Going: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on October 30, 2023
"Gonig" is a misspelling. The correct form is "Going," which refers to the act or process of moving or progressing.
Which is correct: Gonig or Going
How to spell Going?
Gonig is Incorrect
Going is Correct
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Key Differences
Visualize the word "go" as the base, and simply add "ing."
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Oct 30, 2023
Pronounce "Going" as "Go-ing" to emphasize the correct sequence.
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Associate it with common phrases like "going strong" or "going forward."
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Remember "I'm not 'gonig' anywhere, but I am 'going' places."
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Keep in mind that "go" is a basic English verb, and "going" is its continuation.
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Gonig and Going Definitions
Going
Referring to the condition or state of something.
How's the going at work?
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Sep 11, 2023
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Going
The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding
Once we left the trail the going was rough.
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Sep 10, 2023
Going
(Informal) Progress toward a goal; headway
It was easy going during my senior year.
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Going
(in combination) Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
Theatre-going, church-going, movie-going
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Going
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
The going was very difficult over the ice.
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Going
Progress.
We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
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Going
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
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Going
(in the phrase "the going of") The whereabouts (of something).
I can't find my sunglasses; you haven't seen the going of them, have you?
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Going
The horizontal distance between the front of one step in a flight of stairs and the front of the next.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
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Going
Likely to continue; viable.
He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
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Going
Current, prevailing.
The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
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Going
Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.
His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
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Going
That goes; in existence; available for present use or enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working; in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest men going; going prices or rate.
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Going
Advancing toward a goal;
Persuading him was easy going
The proposal faces tough sledding
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Sep 10, 2023
Going
The act of moving or progressing from one place to another.
The going was tough in the mountains.
Sara Rehman
Sep 11, 2023
FAQs
What is the singular form of Going?
Going does not traditionally have singular/plural distinctions.
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Oct 30, 2023
Why is it called Going?
Derived from the verb "go" with the addition of "-ing" to indicate a continuous action.
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What is the verb form of Going?
"Going" is the present continuous form of the verb "go."
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Is Going an abstract noun?
In certain contexts, yes (e.g., "the going is tough").
Aimie Carlson
Oct 30, 2023
Is the Going term a metaphor?
It can be used metaphorically, e.g., "the going gets tough."
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Oct 30, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Going?
Contextual; can be "and" or "but" among others.
Sara Rehman
Oct 30, 2023
What part of speech is Going?
It can be a noun, verb, or adjective, depending on the context.
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Oct 30, 2023
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