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pastoring

pastoring is the present participle and gerund of pastor.

Meaning of pastor

Verb

pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)

  1. (ambitransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor.
    • As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, in New York Times

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Questions about pastoring

What is pastoring the present participle and gerund of?
Pastoring is the present participle and gerund of pastor.

Words near pastoring in the dictionary

  1. pastoress
  2. pastoresses
  3. pastorhood
  4. Pastoria
  5. Pastoria East
  6. pastoring
  7. pastorium
  8. Pastorius
  9. Pastoriuses
  10. pastorize
  11. pastorized

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