ging
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of ging
of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Hij werd bij toeval ontdekt toen de kotter in de buurt van de Cobalt-bank ging vissen.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
Perhaps the most famous of these aphorisms is also among the shortest, “Ein Kafig ging einen Vogel suchen” — “A cage went in search of a bird.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2022
Gister ging ik naar café de groene vlinder.
From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2017
Henry Zoelly, a Swiss engineer, declared that the steam locomotive is lag ging "pitifully" in scientific progress and foresaw the development of a turbo- locomotive.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sie wand sie7 aus, schürzte sie und ging weiter noch einen Tag und noch eine Nacht.
From Aus meinem Königreich by Sylva, Carmen
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