ongoing
Use Ongoing in a sentence
ɪŋ, ˈɔn- adjective
continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | actually in progress: ongoing projects |
| 2. | continually moving forward; developing |
| 3. | remaining in existence; continuing |
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Ongoing
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
Plants change over time, so pruning and staging are ongoing.
Research at the reserve is ongoing, with studies that focus on the flora and fauna.
Few of us want to be perceived as considering our own lives more important than the ongoing life and prosperity of the family.
Through the ongoing family soap opera, music has been the tie that binds.
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