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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

have a thing going on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal) To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.
    • They’ve got a thing goin on.
    • They had a thing going on, but it's over now.
    • Me and Mrs. Jones / we got a thing goin on / we both know that it's wrong / but it's much too strong / to let it go now 1972, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, Me and Mrs. Jones, performed by Billy Paul, Philadelphia International Records:
    • Brad and Mary have a thing going on.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
has a thing going on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
had a thing going on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had a thing going on Tense=Past lexicographic
having a thing going on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

have a thing