gerund

Definition of Gerund in English :

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Noun

1. gerund

a noun formed from a verb (such as the -ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gerund

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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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noun Grammar

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, “the burden of proving”)

2.

in other languages, any of various forms analogous of this; specif., an English verbal noun ending in -ing that has all the uses of the noun but retains certain syntactic characteristics of the verb, such as the ability to take an object or an adverbial modifier (Ex.: playing in “Playing golf is his only exercise”)

Gerund

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n.

1. In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative.

2. In other languages, a verbal noun analogous to the Latin gerund, such as the English form ending in -ing when used as a noun, as in singing in We admired the choir's singing. See Usage Note at fused participle.

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