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coordinating

coordinating is the present participle and gerund of coordinate.

Meaning of coordinate

Verb

coordinate (third-person singular simple present coordinates, present participle coordinating, simple past and past participle coordinated)

  1. (transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
    Antonyms:
    subordinate
  2. (ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities).
    • It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.
  3. (ambitransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
    • The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.

See all 7 meanings of coordinate

Adjective

coordinating

  1. That coordinates
    • coordinating conjunction

Phrases with coordinating

Questions about coordinating

What does coordinating mean?
Coordinating means that coordinates.
What is coordinating the present participle and gerund of?
Coordinating is the present participle and gerund of coordinate.
What part of speech is coordinating?
Coordinating is an adjective.

Words near coordinating in the dictionary

  1. coordinatedly
  2. coordinately
  3. coordinateness
  4. coordinates
  5. coordinatewise
  6. coordinating
  7. coordinating conjunction
  8. coordinating conjunctions
  9. coordinatingly
  10. coordination
  11. coordination chemistry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coordinating (page history and authors); coordinate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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