seconding

seconding is the present participle and gerund of second.

Noun

seconding (countable and uncountable, plural secondings)

The agreement of a second person to an initial proposal or motion.
- The nominations and the secondings of candidates for the 1973 election of the various officers and directors of The American Philatelic Society were concluded May 31, 1973, and the final listing appears below.1973, The American Philatelist, volume 87, numbers 7-12, page 629
Temporary transfer from normal duty to another assignment.
- Having successfully completed their two secondings, the students were qualified to take out a case on their own.1993, The New Law Journal (volume 143, part 2, page 1580)

second (third-person singular simple present seconds, present participle seconding, simple past and past participle seconded)

(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- I second the motion.
To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately seconded with an ambitious hill.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
To climb after a lead climber.

second (third-person singular simple present seconds, present participle seconding, simple past and past participle seconded)

(UK, transitive) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
- The army officer was seconded while he held civil office.
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(transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- Wee haue Supplyes, to ſecond our Attempt:[…]c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- I second the motion.

plural	secondings

What does seconding mean?: Seconding means the agreement of a second person to an initial proposal or motion.
What is seconding the present participle and gerund of?: Seconding is the present participle and gerund of second.
What part of speech is seconding?: Seconding is a noun.
What is the plural of seconding?: The plural of seconding is secondings.

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