appearance vs going

appearance

noun
  • A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition. 

  • The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. 

  • Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient. 

  • The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character. 

  • An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance 

  • The way something looks; personal presence 

  • That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality 

  • Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others. 

going

noun
  • The whereabouts (of something). 

  • Conditions for advancing in any way. 

  • The horizontal distance between the front of one step in a flight of stairs and the front of the next. 

  • The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc. 

  • Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways. 

  • Progress. 

  • A departure. 

adj
  • Likely to continue; viable. 

  • Current, prevailing. 

  • Available. 

verb
  • Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly. 

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