Pronunciations (10)
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/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/
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- British
- Southern
- Standard
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/ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
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- Northern-US
- cot-caught-merger
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/ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
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/ɔnˈɡəʉ.ɪŋ/
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- Australia
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/ɒnˈɡɐʉ.əŋ/
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- New-Zealand
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[ɔ̟nˈɡɐʉ̯.əŋ]
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- New-Zealand
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/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋɡ/
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- Midlands
- Northern-England
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/ɔnˈɡo.ɪŋ/
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- Scotland
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/ɒnˈɡoː.ɪŋ/
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- Wales
Adjective
Continuing, permanent, lasting.
Usage- not-comparable
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"Major refurbishments will be made over the next ten years. We have nine wooden viaducts along the line - it's an ongoing programme," he says.
Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
Usage- not-comparable
Noun
Something that is going on; a happening.
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More examples (1)
We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.
Adjective
currently happening
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an ongoing economic crisis