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Word: Gerund
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from late Latin gerundium, from gerundum, variant of gerendum, the gerund of Latin gerere ‘do’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛrənd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛrʌnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a verb form which functions as a noun, in Latin ending in -ndum (declinable), in English ending in -ing (e.g. asking in do you mind my asking you?).
Short Definition:verb form which functions as noun, in Latin ending in -ndum declinable, in English ending in -ing
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