"not going anywhere" meaning in All languages combined

See not going anywhere on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} not going anywhere (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, go, anywhere. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-not_going_anywhere-en-adj-c36IbAAy
  2. Able to be disregarded and dealt with later. Tags: not-comparable Translations (able to be disregarded and dealt with later): nem megy sehová (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-not_going_anywhere-en-adj-P1688uao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 36 25 Disambiguation of 'able to be disregarded and dealt with later': 1 90 4 4
  3. Dependable; not inclined to leave or bail out unexpectedly. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (dependable): here to stay
    Sense id: en-not_going_anywhere-en-adj-GwJfjvvs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 36 25 Disambiguation of 'dependable': 1 1 96 1
  4. Not making progress. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not making progress): going nowhere
    Sense id: en-not_going_anywhere-en-adj-h4UShRy2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 36 25 Disambiguation of 'not making progress': 10 2 13 75

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          "ref": "2003, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, Science and ethics of human cloning, page 26",
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