No. 2,944 in Russian
выступая
"Выступая" means "speaking" or "performing" (while addressing an audience).
In a sentence
Выступая на конференции, он рассказал о своём новом проекте.
Speaking at the conference, he talked about his new project.
In this sentence, 'выступая' is a gerund expressing the action 'speaking' or 'performing' described as ongoing during the action of 'he talked.'
Она передавала приветы, выступая от имени своей организации.
She conveyed greetings, speaking on behalf of her organization.
Here, 'выступая' indicates her role of 'speaking' or 'representing' the organization while she performed the action of 'conveying greetings.'
Выступая против таких мер, они привели убедительные аргументы.
By opposing such measures, they presented convincing arguments.
'Выступая' in this case expresses the activity of 'opposing' which specifies the context in which 'they presented arguments.'
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