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consecuting

consecuting is the present participle and gerund of consecute.

Meaning of consecute

Verb

consecute (third-person singular simple present consecutes, present participle consecuting, simple past and past participle consecuted)

  1. (obsolete) To follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
    • For, as ferr as I can lerne, few men hitherto, being here in any auctoritie, hath finally consecuted favors and thankes, but rather the contrarie, with povertie for theire farewell.1536, L. Gray, State papers [of] King Henry the Eighth

Questions about consecuting

What is consecuting the present participle and gerund of?
Consecuting is the present participle and gerund of consecute.

Words near consecuting in the dictionary

  1. consectator
  2. consectators
  3. consecute
  4. consecuted
  5. consecutes
  6. consecuting
  7. consecutio temporum
  8. consecution
  9. consecutions
  10. consecutive
  11. consecutive fifths

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