Including
/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/ prep, verb
prep, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of include form-of, gerund, participle, present
Preposition
- 1 Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.
"All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism."
- 2 Introducing a finite clause. nonstandard, rare
"I have always argued that it is one that deserves a thorough-going policy review, which might come to all sorts of conclusions, including it is doing what the Government of the day wants it to."
Example
More examples"An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources."
Etymology
By surface analysis, include + -ing.