engaging in
engaging in is the present participle and gerund of engage in.
Meaning of engage in
Verb
engage in (third-person singular simple present engages in, present participle engaging in, simple past and past participle engaged in)
- To start performing (an activity).
- We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
Questions about engaging in
- What is engaging in the present participle and gerund of?
- Engaging in is the present participle and gerund of engage in.
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