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    Definition of ongoing in English Dictionary

  • NounPLongoingsSUF-ing
    1. Something that is going on; a happening.
    2. AdjectiveCOMmore ongoingSUPmost ongoing
      1. continuing, permanent.
        1. presently or currently happening; being in progress.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • But ongoing efforts to sequence genes from other fishes, including salmon and swordtail, will also help to test the theory, Postlethwait says.
            • In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily in the sniff test: "odourprint".
            • Studies are ongoing to test the possible beneficial effects of other thyromimetics.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Nouns
              • Countable nouns
            Related Links:
            1. en ongoings
            2. en ongoingly
            3. en ongoingness
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of ongoing for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "ongoing" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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