majoring
USMAY-jur-ing/ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)ɪŋ/SayMAY-juh-ingUK/ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)ɪŋ/AUS/ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of major.
After much deliberation, she settled on majoring in environmental science.
He kept majoring in subjects that surprised his advisers.
Note
The -ing form of a verb that never stands alone: major is intransitive and travels with in, so the subject follows the preposition, as in majoring in history, never majoring history. The same form does double duty. It is progressive in she is majoring in physics and noun-like in majoring in physics was her plan. The adjective major, as in a major decision, has no -ing form at all.
majoring is a form of major
major, verb: To study a particular subject as one's main field at a college or university. Full entry
- Spelling
- major → majoring: add -ing
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