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Gerund

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noun. In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative.

noun. In other languages, a verbal noun analogous to the Latin gerund, such as the English form ending in -ing when used as a noun, as in singing in We admired the choir's singing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. The name given originally by grammarians to a Latin verbal noun, used in oblique cases with an infinitival value: as, amandi, amando, amandum, ‘loving’; hence applied also in other languages to somewhat kindred formations: e. g., in Sanskrit to forms in tvā, ya, etc., having the value of indeclinable adjectives: as, gatvā, -gatya, ‘going’; in Anglo-Saxon to a dative infinitive after tō: as, gōd tō etanne, ‘good to eat’ (that is, ‘good for eating’). Abbreviated ger.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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noun. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.

noun. A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, “Ic hæbbe mete tô etanne” (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.)

noun. In some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles.

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noun. a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

Word Usage

"Where a gerund is a noun formed from a verb usually by adding ‘ing’ to the ending."

Form

gerundial gerundive

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

deverbal noun verbal noun

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

=que= ITA calumet comprobem degker

variant

dative infinitive