"respecting" meaning in English

See respecting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /rɪˈspɛktɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-respecting.wav [US] Forms: respecting
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.
    Sense id: simple-respecting-en-prep-3m25o6Ic

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈspɛktɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-respecting.wav [US] Forms: respect [canonical], respects [third-person, singular], respected [past], respected [past, participle], respecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|respect}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of respect.
    Sense id: simple-respecting-en-verb-BQ18glCm
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    {
      "form": "respected",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "respected",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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          "text": "He began to have serious worries respecting his car."
        },
        {
          "text": "There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having."
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    },
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      "form": "respected",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    },
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        },
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          "text": "There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having."
        }
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        "You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic."
      ]
    }
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