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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gerund
gerund
n : a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an
English verb when used as a noun)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gerund
Gerund
\Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry,
perform. See
Gest a deed,
Jest.] (Lat. Gram.)
[1913 Webster]
1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases
of the singular number, and governing cases like a
participle.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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