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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gerund — 1510s, from L.L. gerundium, from Old Latin gerundum to be carried out, gerundive of gerere to bear, carry. In Latin, a verbal noun used for all cases of the infinitive but the nominative; applied in English to verbal nouns in ing … Etymology dictionary
gerund — see verbal noun … Modern English usage
gerund — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a verb form which functions as a noun, in English ending in ing (e.g. asking in do you mind my asking you?). ORIGIN Latin gerundum, from gerere do … English terms dictionary
gerund — [jer′ənd] n. [LL gerundium < L gerundus, ger. of gerere, to do, carry out] Gram. 1. in Latin, a verbal noun in the singular of all cases but the nominative, used to indicate continuing or generalized action (Ex.: probandi in onus probandi,… … English World dictionary
Gerund — In linguistics[1] As applied to English, it refers to the usage of a verb (in its ing form) as a noun (for example, the verb learning in the sentence Learning is an easy process for some ).[2] As applied to French, it refers either to the… … Wikipedia
Gerund — Das Gerundium (nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Gerundivum) wird im Lateinischen, im Englischen (engl. gerund) und in zahlreichen romanischen Sprachen (franz. gérondif, ital. und span. gerundio, portug. gerúndio) dazu verwendet, ein Verb zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gerund — noun /ˈdʒɛrənd/ a) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.) In the phrase ‘Walking is good exercise.’, walking is a gerund. b) In some… … Wiktionary
gerund — gerundial /jeuh run dee euhl/, adj. gerundially, adv. /jer euhnd/, n. Gram. 1. (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 dicendi… … Universalium
gerund — UK [ˈdʒerənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms gerund : singular gerund plural gerunds linguistics a noun formed by adding ing to a verb, that describes an action, such as running or believing … English dictionary
