vegetating
present participle ofvegetate
vegetate
verb[I]
uk/ˈvedʒ.ɪ.teɪt/us/ˈvedʒ.ə.teɪt/tolivein a way that has nophysicalandmentalactivity:
Areourkidsspendingtoo muchtimevegetating infrontof the TV?
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vegetating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Where socialists and employers sawvegetatinghumanity, communists saw activists.
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This is not a matter that can be leftvegetatingfor a long time.
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They do not want a lot of peoplevegetatingand so becoming infirm and unable to cope.
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Many elderly people who are in residential care need help to avoidvegetating.
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More nursing staff would relieve the lot of those patients who are sitting in mental hospitals and literallyvegetating.
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Helena, where they arevegetatingto this day.
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This grass is a good forage for animals and it is sometimes added to seed mixes used forvegetatingrangeland.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though she had retired from nursing, her mind had no intention ofvegetating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This plant is used as an ornamental and forvegetatingroadsides and other disturbed habitat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The endocarditis is clearly a result in a build up of the pathogen in the heart, most likelyvegetatingin a thrombus formation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This plant is used as a component of seed mixes forvegetatingrangeland.
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