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ongoing.

Continuing, permanent, lasting.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/Northern-US, cot-caught-merger/ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/

  1. Continuing, permanent, lasting.

    not-comparable

  2. Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

noun/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/Northern-US, cot-caught-merger/ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/

  1. Something that is going on; a happening.

Where this word comes from

From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

verb/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/Northern-US, cot-caught-merger/ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of ongo

    form-of · gerund · participle · present · rare
Where this word comes from

From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

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