- -ing forms
- -ing formsThe suffix -ing is added to verbs to form verbal nouns (Smoking in enclosed public places is now illegal) and participles (The house had a smoking chimney).
Modern English usage. 2014.
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'-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting … Useful english dictionary
ING Direct — is a marketing name for a branchless direct bank with operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany (branded ING DiBa ), Austria (branded ING DiBa ), Italy, Japan, Netherlands (branded Postbank ), Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.… … Wikipedia
'-ing' adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR A large number of adjectives end in ing . ◊ related to transitive verbs Many ing adjectives have the same form as the present participle of a transitive verb, and are similar in meaning. For example, an astonishing fact is a fact that… … Useful english dictionary
ing — 1. m ( es/ as) name of the rune for ng; 2. see ging, geong; 3. see inn f ( e/ a) a meadow, an ing (in the dialects of the north and east) masculine suffix 1. patronymic, denoting the son of another; a rather extended use of the suffix is found in … Old to modern English dictionary
-ing — suffix 1 forms the present participle of verbs: They re dancing. | to go dancing | a dancing bear 2 (in uncountable nouns) the action or process of doing something: She hates swimming. | No parking. (=do not park here) 3 (in uncountable nouns) a) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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ftp'ing — ftp ftp, FTP FTP([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ftp d} or {FTP d} ([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {FTPing} or {ftp ing} or {ftp ing} ([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e] [i^]ng).] [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.] (Computers) To send from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ftp-ing — ftp ftp, FTP FTP([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ftp d} or {FTP d} ([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {FTPing} or {ftp ing} or {ftp ing} ([e^]f t[=e]*p[=e] [i^]ng).] [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.] (Computers) To send from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
think´ing|ly — think|ing «THIHNG kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that thinks; reasoning: »Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses…advances us in the dignity of thinking beings (Samuel Johnson). 2. given to thinking; thoughtful or reflective. –n.… … Useful english dictionary
