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mentoring

men·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-tawr, -ter]
    • /ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-tawr, -ter]
    • /ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər/

Definitions of mentoring word

  • noun mentoring a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. 1
  • noun mentoring an influential senior sponsor or supporter. 1
  • verb without object mentoring to act as a mentor: She spent years mentoring to junior employees. 1
  • verb with object mentoring to act as a mentor to: The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone. 1
  • noun mentoring Present participle of mentor. 1
  • noun mentoring (in business) the practice of assigning a junior member of staff to the care of a more experienced person who assists him in his career 0

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Origin of mentoring

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
1740-50; after Mentor (< Greek Méntōr)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mentoring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mentoring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".

mentoring usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with mentoring

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