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- US Pronunciation
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- [men-tawr, -ter]
- /ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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)
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mentoring
- what is a mentoring?
- which of the following describes mentoring?
- what is mentoring?
- how to start a mentoring program?
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