Going vs Headed - What's the difference?
going | headed |
A departure.
* Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
progress
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
(obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
* (Crew)
(in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
* Bible, Job 34.21:
Likely to continue; viable.
That attends habitually or regularly.
Current, prevailing.
(after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
Having a head or heading.
Going towards a certain direction.
(of paper) Having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.
(in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.
(head)
As verbs the difference between going and headed
is that going is while headed is (head).As adjectives the difference between going and headed
is that going is likely to continue; viable while headed is having a head or heading.As a noun going
is a departure.going
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl), present participle ofNoun
(en noun)- The going was very difficult over the ice.
- We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
- His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .
Adjective
(-)- He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
- The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- He has the easiest job going .
See also
* going toStatistics
*Anagrams
*headed
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(head)- Southward headed caravans
Derived terms
* fair-headed * fairheaded * wrong-headed * wrongheadedEtymology 2
See (head) (verb)Verb
(head)- Smith headed the team last summer