Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

going-to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.93 in modern English

Syllables: go-ing--to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Promised future actions or achievements.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Their to-do lists can be impressive, inspiring and sometimes intimidating. Sadly, though, the vast majority of these 'going tos' end up in the trash heap of 'should haves', 'would haves' and 'could haves'"

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

going-tos (plural)

Questions

What does going-to mean?: Promised future actions or achievements.

How to pronounce going-to

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