ongo
ongo verb: to be ongoing (occurring, happening); to last, proceed or continue.
Verb
ongo (third-person singular simple present ongoes, present participle ongoing, simple past onwent, past participle ongone)
- To be ongoing (occurring, happening); to last, proceed or continue.
- And it ongoes far longer than Bill had intended.1981, Colin Fletcher, The Man from the Cave, page 164
- we made way through town the main street blocked by broken houses and a smashed water main and stopping tried get policeman^([sic]) shoot a wounded horse but owner thought was still possibly worth saveing^([sic]) and onwent up toward mountain pass that leads to little catalan city of falset para1987, The Hemingway Review - Volume 7, page 103
Forms of ongo
| third-person singular present | ongoes |
|---|---|
| present participle | ongoing |
| past | onwent |
| past participle | ongone |
Origin of ongo
From on- + go. Compare West Frisian oangean, Dutch aangaan, German Low German angahn, German angehen, Swedish angå.
Questions about ongo
- What does ongo mean?
- Ongo means to be ongoing (occurring, happening); to last, proceed or continue.
- What part of speech is ongo?
- Ongo is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ongo?
- The past tense of ongo is onwent.
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