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Word

assembling

Phoneticsas·sem·bling

US/əˈsɛmbəɫɪŋ/

UK/ɐsˈɛmblɪŋ/

Definition

n. the present participle of 'assemble'. You use it when people or parts are coming together to form a group or a whole.

n. present participle of 'assemble'; denotes the action of gathering together or constructing from parts.

Examples

“The team is assembling the new furniture.”

“Workers are assembling the final units on the factory floor before shipping.”

“As the committee was assembling its evidence, it became clear that the initial assumptions were fundamentally flawed.”

Examples

simple

“The team is assembling the new furniture.”

contextual

“Workers are assembling the final units on the factory floor before shipping.”

complex

“As the committee was assembling its evidence, it became clear that the initial assumptions were fundamentally flawed.”

Usage

Used as a verb form in progressive tenses or as a participial adjective.

Real-World Examples

“Paleontologists have been assembling a clearer idea of how such enormous sharks evolved .”
Smithsonian Magazine · 27 Jul 2026
“The company is now assembling the Starcloud-2 mission , a 450 kg satellite with 8 kW of power generation.”
Ars Technica · 15 Jul 2026

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Level
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
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