gerund
[ jer-uh nd ]
/ ˈdʒɛr ənd /
noun Grammar.
(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 dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”
See also gerundive(def 1).
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in Writing is easy.
a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function.
Origin of gerund
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
usage note for gerund
See
me.
OTHER WORDS FROM gerund
ge·run·di·al [juh-ruhn-dee-uh l] /dʒəˈrʌn di əl/, adjective ge·run·di·al·ly, adverb non·ge·run·di·al, adjectiveWords nearby gerund
gershom,
gershwin,
gershwin, george,
gert,
gertrude,
gerund,
gerundive,
gervais,
geryon,
gerzean,
gesamtkunstwerk
Example sentences from the Web for gerund
British Dictionary definitions for gerund
gerund
/ (ˈdʒɛrənd) /
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
Derived forms of gerund
gerundial (dʒɪˈrʌndɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for gerund
C16: from Late Latin
gerundium, from Latin
gerundum something to be carried on, from
gerere to wage