Ongoing Meaning
/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjContinuing, permanent, lasting.
adjPresently or currently happening; being in progress.
Sentence Examples
The discussions are ongoing.
United States shale gas production is one of the worst ongoing ecological disasters.
Tom said that he was aware of the ongoing conspiracy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ investigation into the corruption scandal has lasted over two years.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ investigation into the financial fraud has already resulted in several arrests.
Word Origin & History
From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Major refurbishments will be made over the next ten years. We have nine wooden viaducts along the line - it's an ongoing programme," he says."
— 2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 50:
"We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure."
— 1961, Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ investigation into the corruption scandal has lasted over two years.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ investigation into the financial fraud has already resulted in several arrests.