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demonstrating

demonstrating is the present participle and gerund of demonstrate.

Meaning of demonstrate

Verb

demonstrate (third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)

  1. (transitive) To show how to use (something).
    • Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?
  2. To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
  3. (intransitive) To participate in or organize a demonstration.
    • Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
  4. (transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
    • The debate was not long on policy, as questions about the Affordable Care Act and the war in Syria demonstrated.2016, David A. Graham, “Donald Trump's Disastrous Debate”, in The Atlantic, page http://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/10/second-presidential-debate-clinton-trump/503495/

Words formed from demonstrating

Questions about demonstrating

What is demonstrating the present participle and gerund of?
Demonstrating is the present participle and gerund of demonstrate.

Words near demonstrating in the dictionary

  1. demonstrater
  2. demonstraters
  3. demonstrates
  4. demonstratest
  5. demonstrateth
  6. demonstrating
  7. demonstration
  8. demonstration effect
  9. demonstration garden
  10. demonstration gardens
  11. demonstration sport

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