Definitions for ongoing
ˈɒnˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈɔn-on·go·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ongoing, on-goingadjective

   currently happening

   "an ongoing economic crisis"

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1. ongoingadjective

   Occurring at present; progressing; in progress; continuing; not past, completed, or future; as, an ongoing petition drive; an ongoing effort.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ongoingnoun

   Something that is going on; a happening.

2. ongoingadjective

   continuing, permanent

3. ongoingadjective

   presently or currently happening; being in progress

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ongoing

   on′gō-ing, n. a going on: course of conduct: event: (pl.) proceedings, behaviour.

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1. going on

How to pronounce ongoing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say ongoing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ongoing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ongoing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ongoing in a Sentence

1. Stephen Biddle:

   The idea that we can't focus on China or Russia without getting out of Afghanistan, I think, is wildly misaligned with the actual scale of the ongoing Stephen Biddle investment in Afghanistan, that argument doesn't hold much water unless you're just frustrated with Afghanistan. It's not like leaving the troops there somehow means that we can't respond appropriately to [ Russian President Vladimir ] Putin in Ukraine or trying to resolve the South China Sea.

2. Laine Nooney:

   It feels custom engineered for our ongoing pandemic, with folks stuck at home for the foreseeable future, and especially those with children, surely Nintendo Switch hopes Mario Kart Live will be a source of nostalgic fun for parents and at-home experimentation for kids.

3. Francisco Esteva:

   To consider ongoing higher-risk surveillance with mammograms, sonograms, possible breast MRIs, probable multiple biopsies, many benign, just becomes unacceptable and too stressful, the women choosing bilateral mastectomy are choosing freedom from that.

4. Yisrael Katz:

   These are significant steps in the ongoing fight against antisemitism and the BDS movement on college campuses.

5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   There will never be enough. Enough isn't possible, there is a full-scale war ongoing today, so we still need a lot more than what we have today. ... We do not have technical advantages over our enemy. We're just not on the same level there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ongoing
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ongoing
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ongoing
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ongoing