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gerund
[ jer-uhnd ]
noun
, Grammar.
- (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī genitive, dicendō dative, ablative, etc., “saying.” gerundive ( def 1 ).
- the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in Writing is easy.
- a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function.
gerund
/ ˈdʒɛrənd; dʒɪˈrʌndɪəl /
noun
- a noun formed from a verb, denoting an action or state. In English, the gerund, like the present participle, is formed in -ing
the living is easy
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Grammar Note
See me.
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Derived Forms
- gerundial, adjective
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Other Words From
- ge·run·di·al [j, uh, -, ruhn, -dee-, uh, l], adjective
- ge·run·di·al·ly adverb
- non·ge·run·di·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gerund1
First recorded in 1505–15; from Late Latin gerundium, Latin gerundum “that which is to be carried on,” equivalent to ger(ere) “to bear, carry on” + -undum, variant of -endum, gerund suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gerund1
C16: from Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerundum something to be carried on, from gerere to wage
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Example Sentences
Well, if you have, how are you going to spot the gerund and the gerundive?
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"Gerund, sir," said the Coffee-colored Angel with more conviction.
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She could hardly wait to take off her coat when she reached her room in Mrs. Gerund's lodging-house.
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Usually the phrase is used like an adjective; occasionally it is used like a noun (sometimes called the gerund phrase).
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The prepositional and infinitive phrases may have all three uses; the participial phrase has two—adjective and noun (gerund).
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