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on⋅go⋅ing

  [on-goh-ing, awn-]
Use ongoing in a Sentence
–adjective
continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects.
Origin:
1855–60; on + going, after the v. phrase go on

Synonyms:
proceeding, uninterrupted, unbroken.
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on·go·ing   (ŏn'gō'ĭng, ôn'-)   
adj.  
  1. Currently taking place: an ongoing festival.
  2. In progress or evolving.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Ongoing

On"go`ing\, n. The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.

The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life. --Prof. Wilson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : ongoing
Spanish: en curso, que sigue,
German: fortgesetzt,
Japanese: 続いている
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