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# merging

verb, -ing form of «merge» (merging); noun (merging)

«merging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Merging is the -ing form of «merge»: joining together into one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#m1)
2. As a noun, merging is the act of joining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#m2)

### In the lessons

Seen on road signs («Merging traffic») and in computing and news.

### Examples

- The cars are merging into one lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x1)
- Watch out for merging traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x2)
- The two schools are merging next year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x3)
- Merging the files took a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x4)
- The clouds were merging into one dark mass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x5)
- Merging two teams can make it stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: drop the e of «merge» and add «-ing»: merging. Road safety: at a merge, drivers take turns.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «merging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/merging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«merging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/merging.html) on Mova free.