Definition of Gerund. Meaning of Gerund. Synonyms of Gerund

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Definition of Gerund

Gerund
Gerund Ger"und, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See Gest a deed, Jest.] (Lat. Gram.) 1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. 2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, ``Ic h[ae]bbe mete t[^o] 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.

Meaning of Gerund from wikipedia

- In linguistics, a gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd, -ʌnd/ abbreviated ger) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages; most often, but not exclusively...
- a gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that functions as a verbal adjective. In classical Latin, the gerundive has the same form as the gerund, but...
- of English verbs. This verb form is used as a present participle, as a gerund, and sometimes as an independent noun or adjective. The suffix is also found...
- dictionary. Historically, grammarians have described a verbal noun or gerundial noun as a verb form that functions as a noun. An example of a verbal noun...
- go, to see) - They often function as nouns or the base form of a verb Gerunds (e.g., going, seeing) - These act as nouns but are derived from verbs Participles...
- participle: amātūrus (pl. amātūrī) "going to love" Gerundive: amandus (pl. amandī) "needing to be loved" Gerund: amandī "of loving", amandō "by/for loving",...
- in Dutch (see below). The second used beon/wesan, a preposition, and a gerund (-unge), and has been variously proposed as being influenced by similar...
- that are alternatively regarded as converbs (see Sirenik below), gerunds, gerundives, transgressives, and nominalised verbs in complement clauses. As...
- the test. – Non-finite gerund clause b. They mentioned his cheating on the test. – Gerund with noun status Each of the gerunds in the a-sentences (stopping...
- word operandi is a gerund in the genitive case, "of operating"; gerunds can never be pluralised in Latin, as opposed to gerundives. When a noun with an...