showing one's work
showing one's work is the present participle and gerund of show one's work.
Meaning of show one's work
Verb
show one's work (third-person singular simple present shows one's work, present participle showing one's work, simple past showed one's work, past participle shown one's work)
- To write out the individual steps that lead to an induction or deduction, especially leading to the solution to a mathematics problem.
- The teacher dinged me for not showing my work.
Questions about showing one's work
- What is showing one's work the present participle and gerund of?
- Showing one's work is the present participle and gerund of show one's work.
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