how to pronounce going

/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/

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going is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of going in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… cells in your body going up so the more …”

meanings of going

noun:

The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
The whereabouts (of something).
Progress.
Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing.
Conditions for advancing in any way.
Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
A departure.

adjective:

Likely to continue; viable.
Available.
Current, prevailing.

verb:

Present participle of go.
Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.

name:

A surname.

going frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word going occurs in english on average 664.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics going can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that going can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;