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litigating

litigating is the present participle and gerund of litigate.

Meaning of litigate

Verb

litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)

  1. (intransitive) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
    • Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin
  2. (transitive) To contest in law.
  3. (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over.
    • You can't keep litigating this same point!

Words formed from litigating

Questions about litigating

What is litigating the present participle and gerund of?
Litigating is the present participle and gerund of litigate.

Words near litigating in the dictionary

  1. litigants
  2. litigants in person
  3. litigate
  4. litigated
  5. litigates
  6. litigating
  7. litigation
  8. litigation friend
  9. litigation friends
  10. litigational
  11. litigationer

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