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Meaning of ONGOING

Pronunciation:  'ân`goweeng

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"; "negotiations are in progress"
 
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 Synonyms: current, in progress(p)
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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