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
- 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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