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demonstrating

dem·on·strate
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dem-uh n-streyt]
    • /ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt/
    • /ˈdem.ən.streɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dem-uh n-streyt]
    • /ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt/

Definitions of demonstrating word

  • verb with object demonstrating to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle. 1
  • verb with object demonstrating to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object. 1
  • verb with object demonstrating to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle. 1
  • verb with object demonstrating to display openly or publicly, as feelings: to demonstrate one's anger by slamming a door. 1
  • verb with object demonstrating to exhibit the operation or use of (a device, process, product, or the like), usually to a purchaser or prospect: to demonstrate an automobile. 1
  • verb without object demonstrating to make, give, or take part in, a demonstration: The pickets required a license to demonstrate. 1
See all 8 definitions of demonstrating

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Origin of demonstrating

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin dēmonstrātus, past participle of dēmonstrāre to show, point out, equivalent to dē- de- + monstrāre to show, verbal derivative of monstrum sign, portent

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Parts of speech for Demonstrating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Demonstrating

demonstrating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".

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Synonyms for demonstrating

adj demonstrating

  • professed — avowed; acknowledged.
  • ostensible — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
  • ostensive — clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
  • deictic — proving by direct argument
All 4 Synonyms of demonstrating

Antonyms for demonstrating

adj demonstrating

  • hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
Just one Antonym for demonstrating

Top questions with demonstrating

  • what values am i demonstrating by seeking my college degree?

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