How to pronounce “ongoing”
Say “ongoing” in 3 beats
ongoing
/ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑnɑnstress
- ɡoʊɡoʊ
- ɪŋɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɔnˌɡoʊɪŋ/
- Respelling
- AHN-goh-ing
- Syllables
- 3 — ⱭN-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ⱭN-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ. “ɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/
/ɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/
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What “ongoing” means
- adjective
currently happening
“an ongoing economic crisis”
Say it in a sentence
“The repairs to the harbour wall are still ongoing.”“ongoing”, answered
How do you pronounce “ongoing”?
“ongoing” is pronounced /ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ (AHN-goh-ing) in American English and /ɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/ in British English, and /ˈɔnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑn”. Build it as ⱭN-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ongoing” have?
3: ɑn · ɡoʊ · ɪŋ. The beat lands on the first, “ɑn”.
Is “ongoing” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ (AHN-goh-ing); British English says /ɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ongoing” mean?
As an adjective: currently happening For example: “an ongoing economic crisis”
Where is the stress in “ongoing”?
Stress the first syllable: ⱭN-ɡoʊ-ɪŋ. “ɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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