chairing

UK
/ˈtʃeərɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɛrɪŋ/
chairingnoun
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun meaning the act of presiding.
Translations
Her chairing of the conference was widely praised.
Её председательствование на конференции было высоко оценено.
Definitions
The act or process of presiding over a meeting, committee, or organization; serving as chair.
Her chairing of the conference was widely praised.
chairinggerund / present participle
Used attributively to describe someone currently presiding.
Translations
The chairing member called the meeting to order.
Председательствующий член объявил заседание открытым.
Definitions
Presiding over or heading (a meeting, committee, etc.) at the present time.
The chairing member called the meeting to order.
chairnoun
Definitions
A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, typically having a back and four legs.
She pulled out a chair and sat down at the table.
The position of a person in charge of a meeting or organization.
He was elected as the chair of the committee.
A professorship at a university.
She holds the chair of philosophy at the university.
An instrument of execution in the form of an electrically powered chair; the electric chair.
The convicted killer was sentenced to the chair.
The person who presides over a meeting or organization; a chairperson.
The chair called the meeting to order at nine o’clock.
chairverb

chairing

Gerund

chaired
Past Simple
chaired
Past Participle
chairing
Gerund
UK
/tʃeə/
US
/tʃɛr/
Translations
She will chair the meeting tomorrow.
Она будет председательствовать на собрании завтра.
Additional translations
ввести в заседание
Definitions
To preside over a meeting or organization.
She was asked to chair the committee meeting next week.
To carry (someone) aloft in a chair in celebration or honour, especially after a victory.
After winning the competition, the champion was chaired through the streets by supporters.
chairadjective
Definitions
Designed for, taken while, or relating to sitting on a chair.
The gym offers chair yoga classes for beginners.