The present participle of appose; the act of placing things side by side or in close proximity.
Present participle form of 'appose,' combining 'ad-' (to) and 'pose' (from Latin 'pausare,' to place). The '-ing' suffix creates the ongoing action form, common in English since the Middle English period.
Apposing is doing constant grammatical work in every sentence—whenever you write 'my teacher Mrs. Chen' you're apposing those names together to create clear meaning without using extra words.
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