gerund
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ənd noun Grammar.
1.
2.
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in Writing is easy.
3.
a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function.
Origin:
1505–15; < 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
1505–15; < 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
Related forms
ge·run·di·al·ly, adverb
non·ge·run·di·al, adjective
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Gerund
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C16: from Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerundum something to be carried on, from gerere to wage] | |
| gerundial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
gerund
1513, from L.L. gerundium, from Old Latin gerundum "to be carried out," gerundive of gerere "to bear, carry." In L., a verbal noun used for all cases of the infinitive but the nominative; applied in Eng. to verbal nouns in -ing.
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Example sentences
And its offensiveness does not depend on whether it is used as an adjective, adverb, verb or gerund.
The use of ere with a gerund is particularly to be avoided.
Our period has also established a new verbal-the gerund.
But then you have a problem with parallel structure--a gerund and a noun.
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