GERUND


Meaning of GERUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjer-ənd, ˈje-rənd ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerundus, gerundive of gerere to bear, carry on

Date: 1513

1. : a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action

2. : any of several linguistic forms analogous to the Latin gerund in languages other than Latin ; especially : the English verbal noun ending in -ing that has the function of a substantive and at the same time shows the verbal features of tense, voice, and capacity to take adverbial qualifiers and to govern objects

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.