indenturing
present participle ofindenture
indenture
verb[T]
uk/ɪnˈden.tʃər/us/ɪnˈden.tʃɚ/(in the past) toofficiallyagreethat someone, often ayoungperson, willworkfor someoneelse,especiallyinordertolearnajob:
He was indenturedtoacarpenter.
Thelandwasworkedon by indenturedservants.
Teaching in general
- asynchronous
- chief academic officer
- CLIL
- clue
- clue in
- disciplinary
- educate
- initiate
- instruct
- non-conditioned
- non-didactic
- non-education
- non-educational
- non-teaching
- socialize
- synchronous
- teachsomeonea lessonidiom
- teachable
- that'll teachsomeoneidiom
- total physical response
Examplesofindenturing
indenturing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I am a member of a charitable trust which does a certain amount of apprenticeshipindenturing.
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One is concerned with theindenturingof little children.
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This year we shall not reach 1,000 and next year, when the school-leaving age is raised, we shall not haveindenturingfor a year.
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They promptly rebuffed many of his plans for slavery and repealed theindenturinglaws he had enacted in 1803.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The constitution placed a ban on slavery and involuntary servitude, but did allow for existingindenturingarrangements to continue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the case of the latter, individuals could present a petition to the courts, whereby they would admit to the debt and agree to fulfill their obligations byindenturingthemselves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hammond left school aged 11 and worked in his brother's grocery store beforeindenturingas a watchmaker's apprentice one year later.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sharrock gave him regular work after school, before eventuallyindenturinghim as an apprentice.
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