Thesaurus / get going
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
All my musical studies till now have been a mere going to school, a preparation for him.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
Then both the partners laughed together—pleasantly and cheerfully, as men who are going to receive money, often do.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENS
"We are going into the sunlight, out of the shadow;" and she glanced back at the west, which was of a slaty blackness.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON
Concurrently with it there will be going on, as I have said, a man's special technical training.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
He lifted his head, looked around him, and was just going to switch off the light, when he noticed the open book on his table.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS
A little boy had been quarrelling with his sister named Muriel just before going to bed.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLY
And he quite agreed with old Mr. Crow, who had come hurrying up to see what was going on.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
WORDS RELATED TO GET GOING
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- animate
- arouse
- ask for it
- awaken
- bestir
- bug
- challenge
- craze
- deepen
- disturb
- enhance
- enliven
- exhilarate
- fire up
- foment
- galvanize
- get going
- heighten
- incite
- inflame
- innervate
- innerve
- instigate
- intensate
- intensify
- key up
- kindle
- magnify
- make waves
- mount
- move
- needle
- pep up
- pique
- provoke
- quicken
- rally
- redouble
- rile
- rise
- startle
- steam up
- stir
- trigger
- urge
- vivify
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- whet
- whip up
- work up
- activate
- appear
- arise
- arouse
- come into being
- commence
- create
- depart
- embark
- engender
- enter upon
- establish
- found
- get going
- get under way
- go ahead
- hit the road
- inaugurate
- incite
- initiate
- instigate
- institute
- introduce
- issue
- launch
- lay foundation
- leave
- light
- make a beginning
- open
- originate
- pioneer
- rise
- rouse
- sally forth
- see light
- set in motion
- set out
- set up
- spring
- take first step
- take the plunge
- turn on
- activate
- appear
- arise
- arouse
- come into being
- commence
- create
- depart
- embark
- engender
- enter upon
- establish
- found
- get going
- get under way
- go ahead
- hit the road
- inaugurate
- incite
- initiate
- instigate
- institute
- introduce
- issue
- launch
- lay foundation
- leave
- light
- make a beginning
- open
- originate
- pioneer
- rise
- rouse
- sally forth
- see light
- set in motion
- set out
- set up
- spring
- take first step
- take the plunge
- turn on
- abscond
- approach
- beat it
- bug out
- cruise
- decamp
- depart
- escape
- exit
- fare
- flee
- fly
- get away
- get going
- get lost
- get off
- hie
- hightail
- hit the road
- journey
- lam
- leave
- light out
- make a break for it
- make for
- mosey
- move
- move out
- near
- pass
- progress
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- repair
- retire
- run along
- run away
- set off
- shove off
- skip out
- split
- take a hike
- take a powder
- take flight
- take leave
- take off
- travel
- vamoose
- wend
- withdraw
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.