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Adjective ministering has 1 sense

ministering, ministrant, attending - serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"
Antonym: unhelpful (indirect, via helpful)

Verb minister has 2 senses

minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
--₁ is one way to attend, take care, look, see

Derived form: noun ministration₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody
minister - work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
--₂ is one way to work

Derived forms: noun minister₁, noun ministrant₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s