# statementing

Pronunciation: say "STAYT-muhnt-ing" US /ˈsteɪtməntɪŋ/, UK /ˈsteɪtm(ə)ntɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of statement. *(UK)* — present participle and gerund of statement
   - Simple: The -ing form of statement. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Officials were statementing children across the district throughout the spring term._
   - _Statementing a pupil requires written reports from several professionals._

## Noun

2. The formal, official assessment that identifies a child as having special educational needs. *(British)*
   - Simple: The official process of deciding that a child needs extra help at school.
   - _The local authority completed her statementing just before she started secondary school._
   - _Delays in statementing left many families without classroom support for over a year._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — Formed from the noun "statement" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 1** — Formed from the verb "statement" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/statementing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).