ongoer
One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition.
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One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition.
The ongoers laid Jake to rest under the rain-softened sod before they went, and left behind them also one-fifth of the provisions, some quinine, a tent, and half a dozen of the fattest steers.
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(UK) A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan for Farming.
The roles of family and relations as preservers and ongoers of ethnocultural traditions and also stabilizers of the ethnic consciousness were studied.
Ongoer means: A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan for Farming.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
ongoer means: A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(euphemistic) One who dies.
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