Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Continuing, permanent, lasting.

    ständig, permanent, andauernd

    постоя́нныйpostojánnyj, непреры́вныйneprerývnyj, продолжа́ющийсяprodolžájuščijsja

    безпере́рвнийbezperérvnyj, безупи́ннийbezupýnnyj

  2. (not comparable)Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

    laufend, gegenwärtig stattfindend, derzeitig stattfindend

    происходя́щий в настоя́щее вре́мяproisxodjáščij v nastojáščeje vrémja

    currently happening

Examples

64 sentences
  1. An investigation is ongoing.

    Триває розслідування.

    ruВедётся расследование.

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  2. Thank you for your ongoing support.

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  3. I can't comment on an ongoing case.

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  4. I can't comment on an ongoing investigation.

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  5. The search for the missing girls is still ongoing.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
continuing, permanent:
Русский
By meaning 2
continuing, permanent:
presently or currently happening; being in progress:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
continuing, permanent:
presently or currently happening; being in progress:

Origin

From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ongoing — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto