meaning of gerund
1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
2. A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic haebbe mete to etanne" (I have meat to eat. ) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g. , by throwing a stone.
Related Words
gerund | gerundial | gerundive | gerundively |
