prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
am prescribing
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present progressiveof prescribe (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This, of course, does not apply to the large bedroom—I am prescribing for the usual small one.
From The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe
Remember, I am prescribing, and there's to be no conversation until the coffee is down.
From The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart
