What part of speech is compiling?

Compiling can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. compiling is a verb, gerund of compile (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does compiling mean?

Definitions

Verb

compile - use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
compile - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
compile - put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

Noun

compiling - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"

Examples of compiling

#   Sentence  
1. noun The job of compiling the inventory took several hours.
2. verb There is much work to do in defining the content and regularity of the report and even more work to do to identify reliable sources of data for compiling the report.
3. verb Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.
4. verb I'm having some problems compiling this software.
5. verb Do you know how long is it going to be compiling?
6. verb Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was named the World Series Most Valuable Player after compiling a .471 batting average with two home runs and seven runs scored in the series.
7. verb Compiling a dictionary requires a lot of time.
8. verb I spent three months compiling this data.
9. verb Compile a list.
10. verb I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
11. verb We used to compile survey results using spreadsheet programs but recently we feel that database software's summing methods are quicker so we use databases to total them.
12. verb Compile an essay on that topic within a fixed number of letters.
13. verb A body of researchers funded by Frito-Lay are attempting to compile a list of bite-size snack foods through which the body and blood of Christ can transubstantiate.
14. verb Jefferson's supreme respect for the teachings of Jesus induced him not only to compile a digest of His words, but to then read the sacred collection every night.
15. verb We should compile a list of everybody who would be willing to help.
16. verb They used data from over ten thousand different books to compile their corpus.
Sentence  
noun
The job of compiling the inventory took several hours.
verb
There is much work to do in defining the content and regularity of the report and even more work to do to identify reliable sources of data for compiling the report.
Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.
I'm having some problems compiling this software.
Do you know how long is it going to be compiling?
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was named the World Series Most Valuable Player after compiling a .471 batting average with two home runs and seven runs scored in the series.
Compiling a dictionary requires a lot of time.
I spent three months compiling this data.
Compile a list.
I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
We used to compile survey results using spreadsheet programs but recently we feel that database software's summing methods are quicker so we use databases to total them.
Compile an essay on that topic within a fixed number of letters.
A body of researchers funded by Frito-Lay are attempting to compile a list of bite-size snack foods through which the body and blood of Christ can transubstantiate.
Jefferson's supreme respect for the teachings of Jesus induced him not only to compile a digest of His words, but to then read the sacred collection every night.
We should compile a list of everybody who would be willing to help.
They used data from over ten thousand different books to compile their corpus.

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