donning

don

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [don]
- /dɒn/
- /dɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [don]
- /dɒn/

Definitions of donning word

verb with object donning to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes. 1
noun donning Present participle of don. 1

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Origin of donning

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; contraction of do1 + on; cf. doff

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Parts of speech for Donning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Donning

donning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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