gerunds

Meaning of gerunds

noun
  1. (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)
  2. (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 gerunds

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of gerunds is: gerund.
  • Languages ​​in which gerunds is used:

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Hyphenation of gerunds

gerunds

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • gerunds is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of gerunds

nudgers

Words that rhyme with gerunds

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