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Gerund
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Very Rare
noun
•
In Grammar:
A
verbal
form that
functions
as a
verbal noun
. (In
English
, a
gerund
has the same
spelling
as a
present participle
, but
functions
differently
; however, this
distinction
may be
ambiguous
or
unclear
and so is
no longer
made in some
modern
texts
such as A
Comprehensive
Grammar
of the
English Language
and The
Cambridge
Grammar
of the
English Language
)
•
In Grammar:
In some
languages
such as
Dutch
,
Italian
or
Russian
, a
verbal
form
similar
to a
present participle
, but
functioning
as an
adverb
to form
adverbial phrases
or
continuous
tense
. These
constructions
have various
names
besides
gerund
,
depending
on the
language
, such as
conjunctive
participles
,
active participles
,
adverbial participles
,
transgressives
, etc.
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Rhymes
gerund
errand
Lineage
gerund
English
gerundium
Latin
gerundus
Latin
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