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presting

presting is the present participle and gerund of prest.

Meaning of prest

Verb

prest (third-person singular simple present prests, present participle presting, simple past and past participle prested)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give as a loan; to lend.
    • a greate part of our armie already prested, and in our wages to go forward1550, Edward Hall, Chronicle

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Questions about presting

What is presting the present participle and gerund of?
Presting is the present participle and gerund of prest.

Words near presting in the dictionary

  1. prestimulation
  2. prestimulations
  3. prestimulatory
  4. prestimulus
  5. prestin
  6. presting
  7. prestins
  8. Prestis
  9. prestissimo
  10. prestitial
  11. presto

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