respecting

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈspɛktɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: re‧spect‧ing

Verb

Plain form respect

Third-person singular respects

Past tense respected

Past participle respected

Present participle respecting

1. The present participle of respect.

Preposition

Preposition respecting

1. You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.

   He began to have serious worries respecting his car.

   There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having.

Synonyms

• with respect
• concerning
• with regard
• about

Related words

• respect