"ongoing" meaning in English

See ongoing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-ongoing.ogg
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|on|going}} on + going Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ongoing (not comparable)
  1. Continuing, permanent, lasting. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Translations (continuing, permanent): продължаващ (prodǎlžavašt) (Bulgarian), jatkuva (Finnish), continuel (French), permanent (French), continu (French), continuo [masculine] (Galician), ständig (German), permanent (German), andauernd (German), anhaltend (German), immerwährend (German), fortlaufend (German), continuo (Italian), 지속적인 (jisokjeogin) (Korean), pågående (Norwegian Bokmål), løpende (Norwegian Bokmål), w toku (Polish), contínuo (Portuguese), em curso (Portuguese), neîntrerupt (Romanian), continuu (Romanian), necontenit (Romanian), постоя́нный (postojánnyj) (Russian), непреры́вный (neprerývnyj) (Russian), продолжа́ющийся (prodolžájuščijsja) (Russian), continuo (Spanish), безпере́рвний (bezperérvnyj) (Ukrainian), безупи́нний (bezupýnnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ongoing-en-adj-1v-Zrph1 Disambiguation of Time: 56 44 0 0 Disambiguation of 'continuing, permanent': 97 3
  2. Presently or currently happening; being in progress. Tags: not-comparable Translations (presently or currently happening; being in progress): в процес на (v proces na) (Bulgarian), 進行中的 (Chinese Mandarin), 进行中的 (jìnxíng zhōng de) (Chinese Mandarin), igangværende (Danish), lopend (Dutch), in uitvoering (Dutch), meneillään oleva (Finnish), actuel (French), en cours (French), actual [feminine, masculine] (Galician), laufend (German), gegenwärtig stattfindend (German), derzeitig stattfindend (German), attuale (Italian), in corso (Italian), 진행중인 (jinhaengjung'in) (Korean), moroki (Maori), pågående (Norwegian Bokmål), w toku (Polish), em andamento (Portuguese), corrente (Portuguese), em curso (Portuguese), происходя́щий в настоя́щее вре́мя (proisxodjáščij v nastojáščeje vrémja) (Russian), actual (Spanish), pågående (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ongoing-en-adj-4cGLOtl7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 62 5 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 50 16 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 65 8 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 63 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 60 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 42 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 43 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 48 15 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 49 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 44 13 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 15 45 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 39 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 49 14 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 49 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 53 14 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 49 14 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 48 14 24 Disambiguation of 'presently or currently happening; being in progress': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: on-going is non-standard Derived forms: ongoing covid

Noun

Audio: en-us-ongoing.ogg Forms: ongoings [plural]
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|on|going}} on + going Head templates: {{en-noun}} ongoing (plural ongoings)
  1. Something that is going on; a happening. Translations (something that is going on): tapahtuma (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ongoing-en-noun-PMSOeqcW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: on-going is non-standard

Verb

Audio: en-us-ongoing.ogg
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|on|going}} on + going Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ongoing
  1. (rare) present participle and gerund of ongo Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present, rare Form of: ongo
    Sense id: en-ongoing-en-verb-0P50-3oL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: on-going is non-standard

Inflected forms

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