Gerund : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gerund	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Gerund
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gerund n a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gerund \Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See {Gest} a deed, {Jest}.] (Lat. Gram.) 1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. 2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the {dative infinitive}; as, [bd]Ic h[91]bbe mete t[93] etanne[b8] (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.