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mentoring

mentoring is the present participle and gerund of mentor.

Meaning of mentor

Verb

mentor (third-person singular simple present mentors, present participle mentoring, simple past and past participle mentored)

  1. (transitive) To act as someone's mentor.
    • After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.2008 September 8, Richard Halloran, “Japan’s rapid succession of prime ministers belies its global role”, in Taipei Times, Taipai, page 9

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Noun

mentoring (plural mentorings)

  1. An arrangement by which one person mentors another.

Forms of mentoring

pluralmentorings

Words formed from mentoring

Questions about mentoring

What does mentoring mean?
Mentoring means an arrangement by which one person mentors another.
What is mentoring the present participle and gerund of?
Mentoring is the present participle and gerund of mentor.
What part of speech is mentoring?
Mentoring is a noun.
What is the plural of mentoring?
The plural of mentoring is mentorings.

Words near mentoring in the dictionary

  1. mentorees
  2. mentoress
  3. mentoresses
  4. mentorial
  5. mentorially
  6. mentoring
  7. mentorings
  8. mentorish
  9. mentorism
  10. mentorless
  11. mentorlike

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