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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslaufend
Pronunciation / Transliteration: laof-uhnt
"Es gibt eine laufende Untersuchung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Being in progress; continuing.
"There is an ongoing investigation into the company's financial records." - 2
Continuously moving forward or developing.
"The project requires ongoing maintenance and updates."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb phrase 'on go', combining the preposition 'on' with the present participle of the verb 'go'. Dating back to the mid-19th century, it evolved from expressing physical movement or progress to describing a process or state that is continuously active and currently in progress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ongoing" is said worldwide
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en cours
Transliteration: ahn koor
"Les négociations sont en cours."
laufend
Transliteration: laof-uhnt
"Es gibt eine laufende Untersuchung."
in corso
Transliteration: in kor-so
"C'è un'indagine in corso."
en marcha
Transliteration: en mar-cha
"El proyecto está en marcha."
em andamento
Transliteration: em ahn-duh-men-too
"As obras estão em andamento."
चालू
Transliteration: chaloo
"जांच अभी चालू है।"
正在进行的
Transliteration: zhèngzài jìnxíng de
"这是一个正在进行的项目。"
진행 중인
Transliteration: jinhaeng jung-in
"조사가 현재 진행 중입니다."
進行中の
Transliteration: shinkōchū no
"調査は現在進行中です。"
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