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Ongoing vs Maintained - What's the difference?

ongoing | maintained |

As adjectives the difference between ongoing and maintained

is that ongoing is continuing, permanent while maintained is showing maintenance or attention.

As a noun ongoing

is something that is going on; a happening.

As a verb maintained is

past tense of maintain.

ongoing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • continuing, permanent
  • presently or currently happening; being in progress

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is going on; a happening.
  • * 1961 , Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure
    • 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.

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    maintained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing maintenance or attention
    • The house had a neat, well-maintained garden in front.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (maintain)
    • They maintained the house, the land, and the shed out back.

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