"ongo" meaning in English

See ongo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ongoes [present, singular, third-person], ongoing [participle, present], onwent [past], ongone [participle, past]
Etymology: From on- + go. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|on|go}} on- + go Head templates: {{en-verb|ongoes|ongoing|onwent|ongone}} ongo (third-person singular simple present ongoes, present participle ongoing, simple past onwent, past participle ongone)
  1. To be ongoing (occurring, happening); to last, proceed or continue.

Inflected forms

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          "occur",
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          "happen"
        ],
        [
          "last",
          "last"
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          "proceed",
          "proceed"
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