gerundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒer.ənd/us/ˈdʒer.ənd/specializedC1 a word ending in "-ing" that is made from a verb and used like a noun:
In the sentence "Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing", the word "singing" is a gerund.
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- A gerund can be either the subject or object of a sentence in English, e.g. 'Cycling is fun' or 'I enjoy cycling'.
- Gerunds are verbal nouns, and I remember that they are used in a special way in Latin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- wast
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