Goings on

Goings on
Going Go"ing, n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad. [1913 Webster]

2. Departure. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. --Crew. [1913 Webster]

4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways. [1913 Webster]

His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. --Job xxxiv. 21. [1913 Webster]

{Going barrel}. (Horology) (a) A barrel containing the mainspring, and having teeth on its periphery to drive the train. (b) A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up.

{Going forth}. (Script.) (a) Outlet; way of exit. ``Every going forth of the sanctuary.'' --Ezek. xliv. 5. (b) A limit; a border. ``The going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea.'' --Num. xxxiv. 4.

{Going out}, or {Goings out}. (Script.) (a) The utmost extremity or limit. ``The border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea.'' --Num. xxxiv. 12. (b) Departure or journeying. ``And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys.'' --Num. xxxiii. 2.

{Goings on}, behavior; actions; conduct; -- usually in a bad sense.


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  • goings-on — n [plural] activities or events that are strange or interesting, and often illegal ▪ She was shocked by some of the goings on at the school …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Goings —   [ gəʊɪȖz], Ralph Ladell, amerikanischer Maler, * Corning (Calif.) 9. 5. 1928; einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des Fotorealismus. Hauptmotive sind Stadt und Vorstadtlandschaften, oft mit im Vordergrund dominierend wiedergegebenen Automobilen,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • goings-on — noun plural INFORMAL events or activities that are strange, dishonest, or illegal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goings-on — ► PLURAL NOUN informal ▪ activities of a suspect or unusual nature …   English terms dictionary

  • goings-on — [gō′iŋz än′] pl.n. Informal actions or events, esp. when regarded with disapproval …   English World dictionary

  • goings-on — N PLURAL If you describe events or activities as goings on, you mean that they are strange, interesting, amusing, or dishonest. The Swiss girl had found out about the goings on in the factory. ...strange goings on between Cantrell and his men …   English dictionary

  • goings-on — n events, activities, occurrences, happenings, affairs, scenes, business, misbehaviour, mischief COLLOQ. funny business * * * ˌgoings ˈon [goings on] noun plural ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • goings-on — /goh ingz on , awn /, n. Informal. 1. conduct or behavior, esp. when open to criticism: We had never seen such goings on as at the last dance. 2. happenings; events: The American newspaper kept her in touch with the goings on back home. [1765 75; …   Universalium

  • goings-on — /ˌgoʊɪŋz ˈɒn / (say .gohingz on) plural noun Colloquial 1. actions; conduct; behaviour (used chiefly with depreciative force): *She had not yet forgiven him for his mysterious goings on that morning –ruth park, 1948. 2. current events: *bring… …  

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