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boarding out

boarding out is the present participle and gerund of board out.

Meaning of board out

Verb

board out (third-person singular simple present boards out, present participle boarding out, simple past and past participle boarded out)

  1. (transitive) To send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children).

Questions about boarding out

What is boarding out the present participle and gerund of?
Boarding out is the present participle and gerund of board out.

Words near boarding out in the dictionary

  1. boarding craft
  2. boarding gate
  3. boarding gates
  4. boarding house
  5. boarding houses
  6. boarding out
  7. boarding parties
  8. boarding party
  9. boarding pass
  10. boarding passes
  11. boarding pike

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