Goings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The actions or movements of individuals as they travel or proceed from one place to another
2. The occurrences or events happening in a particular setting or situation that attract attention or interest
3. The aspects of progress and activity associated with a person's daily life or the dynamics of a specific context

Etymology: "Goings" is the plural of "going", a noun formed in Middle English by adding the ending "-ing" to "go". The noun use grew from the same root as the verb: the Old English "gang" meant "a going", so the idea of movement as a thing in itself has been part of English for a long time. The verb-to-noun path is the older one. Both the present participle and the noun trace back to a Proto-Germanic verb meaning "to go", and the forms are shared across the Germanic languages, with Dutch "gaand", German "gehend", and Swedish "gående" all meaning "going" in the same sense. In the plural, "goings" takes on the sense of the comings and goings of daily life: the regular movements, routines, and developments that make up how things are actually proceeding in a place or a person's life.

Synonyms: activities, proceedings, events