Synonyms for gerund


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jer-uh nd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛr ənd


Définition of gerund

Origin :
  • 1510s, from Late Latin gerundium, from Old Latin gerundum "to be carried out," gerundive of gerere "to bear, carry" (see gest). In Latin, a verbal noun used for all cases of the infinitive but the nominative; applied in English to verbal nouns in -ing.
  • As in verb : noun action word
Example sentences :
  • He writes omneis at length, and quidquid, and his gerund is most inconformable.
  • Extract from : « Microcosmography » by John Earle
  • The gerund is n, nte, naqu xite, or nacatte 'since it is not.'
  • Extract from : « Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language » by Diego Collado
  • The negative present is voinu and the gerund in Do is voite.
  • Extract from : « Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language » by Diego Collado
  • Its preterit is saiguitta and its gerund in Do is saiguitte.
  • Extract from : « Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language » by Diego Collado
  • Well, if you have, how are you going to spot the gerund and the gerundive?
  • Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson
  • "Gerund, sir," said the Coffee-colored Angel with more conviction.
  • Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson
  • He writes Omneis at length, and quicquid, and his gerund is most inconformable.
  • Extract from : « The Book Lovers' Anthology » by Various
  • The gerund terminates always in ing (yng): 1479 kyng—ryding.
  • Extract from : « Torrent of Portyngale » by Unknown
  • The gerund is like the participle in form, and like a noun in use.
  • Extract from : « An English Grammar » by W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
  • Gerund: "She heard that sobbing of litanies, or the thundering of organs."
  • Extract from : « An English Grammar » by W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell

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