gerund
Meaning of gerund
noun
- (grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
- (grammar) In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.
Information about gerund
- It is a name.
- The plural form of gerund is: gerunds.
- Languages in which gerund is used:
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Hyphenation of gerund
gerund
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- gerund is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of gerund
Anagrams of gerund
dunger, durgen, greund, Gudren, gurned, nudger
Words that rhyme with gerund
rund, Erund, Schrund, bergschrund, schrund
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