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Topic: GRAMMAR

Sense: 1
Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old English
Origin: -ende
Sense: 2
Origin: Old English -ing, -ung

-ing

 suffix
     
-ing
1SLG forms the present participle of verbs:
They're dancing.
to go dancing
a dancing bear
2 [in uncountable nouns]SLG the action or process of doing something:
She hates swimming.
No parking.
3 [in countable nouns]
a) SLG an example of doing something:
to hold a meeting
b) a product or result of doing something:
a beautiful painting
4 [in nouns] something used to do something or used for making something:
a silk lining
ten metres of curtaining (=cloth for curtains)
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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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