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reporting for duty

reporting for duty is the present participle and gerund of report for duty.

Meaning of report for duty

Verb

report for duty (third-person singular simple present reports for duty, present participle reporting for duty, simple past and past participle reported for duty)

  1. To arrive to perform a service to which one has been called up (especially military or jury service).
  2. To come to work, to show up for work.

Questions about reporting for duty

What is reporting for duty the present participle and gerund of?
Reporting for duty is the present participle and gerund of report for duty.

Words near reporting for duty in the dictionary

  1. reportest
  2. reporteth
  3. reportfag
  4. reporting
  5. reporting back
  6. reporting for duty
  7. reporting mark
  8. reporting marks
  9. reporting point
  10. reporting points
  11. reporting verb

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