diagnosing
USDY-uhg-nohs-ing/ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs.ɪŋ/UKDY-uhg-nohz-ing/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of diagnose.
Specialists spent weeks diagnosing the rare blood disorder.
Diagnosing the engine fault took the mechanic most of the afternoon.
Note
The -ing form drops the silent e of diagnose, as most verbs ending in -e do. Used as a verbal noun, it still behaves like a verb and takes its object directly (diagnosing the fault), while the noun diagnosis needs of (the diagnosis of the fault). Diagnosing names the work of finding out. A diagnosis is what that work produces, whether the trouble is an illness or a machine.
diagnosing is a form of diagnose
diagnose, verb: To identify which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms. Full entry
- Spelling
- diagnose → diagnosing: drop the e, add -ing
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