Going vs Partygoing - What's the difference?
going | partygoing |
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.
going to parties, particular describing someone who does so frequently
* {{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 26, author=Phillip Alder, title=At the Tournament Table, Learning by Doing, work=New York Times
, passage=Some use the time to enhance their skiing and partygoing skills. }}
As adjectives the difference between going and partygoing
is that going is likely to continue; viable while partygoing is going to parties, particular describing someone who does so frequently.As a verb going
is .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
*partygoing
English
Alternative forms
* party-goingAdjective
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