conferencing
SayKON-fuh-ruhns-ingUS/ˈkɑnf(ə)ɹənsɪŋ/UK/ˈkɒnf(ə)ɹənsɪŋ/
- 1Communication between several people who meet to discuss serious matters.
Like a group of friends sitting in a circle to talk things over.
The company set up conferencing so staff could join meetings from home.
Group conferencing helped the families talk through their problems together.
Similarconsultation, dialogue
- 2Present participle of conference. Use this form for the action as it is happening or as the name of the activity.
The doctors are conferencing about the best treatment for the patient.
Conferencing with clients takes up most of her afternoons.
Note
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conferencing is a form of conference
conference, verb: To have or join a meeting or call, often by phone or video, or to add someone to it. Full entry
- Forms
- conferenceconferences he/she/itconferencing -ing formconferenced past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- conference → conferencing: drop the e, add -ing
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