Definition of gerunds Gerunds
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What does gerunds mean?
Wiktionary 
- gerunds (Noun)
Plural of gerund.
Part of speech
🔤- gerunds, noun, plural of gerund.
WordNet
NounPlural: gerunds |
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| gerund - a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) | ||
| deverbal noun, verbal noun a noun that is derived from a verb | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gerund (n.)
A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. - gerund (n.)
A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic haebbe mete to 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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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gerund
A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gerund
jer′und, n. a part of the Latin verb which has the value of a verbal noun—e.g. amandum, loving.—ns. Ger′und-grind′er, a teacher, tutor; Ger′und-grind′ing.—adj. Gerund′ial.—n. Gerund′ive, the future passive participle of a Latin verb. [L. gerundium—gerĕre, to bear.]
Part of speech
🔤- gerund, noun, singular of gerunds.
