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- [noun kong-gris; verb kuh n-gres, kuh ng-]
- /noun ˈkɒŋ grɪs; verb kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noun kong-gris; verb kuh n-gres, kuh ng-]
- /noun ˈkɒŋ grɪs; verb kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/
Definitions of congressing word
- noun congressing (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress. 1
- noun congressing the national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic. 1
- noun congressing a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest. 1
- noun congressing the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting. 1
- noun congressing an association, especially one composed of representatives of various organizations. 1
- noun congressing familiar relations; dealings; intercourse. 1
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Origin of congressing
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 for earlier sense “body of attendants, following”; 1520-30 for current senses; Middle English < Latin congressus assembly, intercourse, meeting, equivalent to congred(ī) to approach, meet (con- con- + -gredī, combining form of gradī to step; cf. grade) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Congressing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
congressing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
congressing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for congressing
verb congressing
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- compile — When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
Antonyms for congressing
verb congressing
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- dissemble — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- share — a plowshare.
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