ongoing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
- [ɔ̟nˈɡɐʉ̯.əŋ] (New-Zealand)
- /ɔnˈɡo.ɪŋ/ (Scotland)
- /ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ Southern US, Midland US, without the cot–caught merger
- /ɒnˈɡoː.ɪŋ/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ (Northern-US, cot-caught-merger)
- /ɒnˈɡɐʉ.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ɔnˈɡəʉ.ɪŋ/ (Australia)
Etymology
From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Continuing, permanent, lasting.
"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:
- (not-comparable) Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| on-going | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ongoingness · ongoingly · ongoing covid
Translations (62)
fr continu (continuing, permanent) · de fortlaufend (continuing, permanent) · uk безпере́рвний (continuing, permanent) · sv pågående (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · fr actuel (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ru постоя́нный (continuing, permanent) · es transcurriente (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ro necontenit (continuing, permanent) · pt corrente (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · bg в процес на (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · de ständig (continuing, permanent) · bg продължаващ (continuing, permanent) · nb pågående (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · gl continuo (continuing, permanent) · nb løpende (continuing, permanent) · ru происходя́щий в настоя́щее вре́мя (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · pl w toku (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · pt contínuo (continuing, permanent) · es continuante (continuing, permanent) · nb pågående (continuing, permanent) · de anhaltend (continuing, permanent) · es corriente (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es presente (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ru продолжа́ющийся (continuing, permanent) · es continuo (continuing, permanent) · pt em andamento (continuing, permanent) · de permanent (continuing, permanent) · de andauernd (continuing, permanent) · fr permanent (continuing, permanent) · fi jatkuva (continuing, permanent) · es en marcha (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · it attuale (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es en desarrollo (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · nl lopend (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · pt em curso (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ko 진행중인 (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · nl in uitvoering (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ru непреры́вный (continuing, permanent) · it in corso (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · cmn 進行中的 /进行中的 (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es andante (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · ko 지속적인 (continuing, permanent) · de derzeitig stattfindend (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · pt em andamento (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es en curso (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · mi moroki (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es en progreso (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · de gegenwärtig stattfindend (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · fr en cours (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · fr continuel (continuing, permanent) · it continuo (continuing, permanent) · ro continuu (continuing, permanent) · gl actual (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · de immerwährend (continuing, permanent) · ro neîntrerupt (continuing, permanent) · pt em curso (continuing, permanent) · pl w toku (continuing, permanent) · uk безупи́нний (continuing, permanent) · da igangværende (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · fi meneillään oleva (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · es actual (presently or currently happening; being in progress) · de laufend (presently or currently happening; being in progress)